Greece vs Hungary: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Greece
5.29 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hungary
5.76 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
60th
Hungary rank
57th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Greece
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 5.76 billion tonnes against 5.29 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 470.96 million tonnes.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 144 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 60th and Hungary ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 22.88 million tonnes | 228.18 million tonnes | 205.30 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1870s | 84.98 million tonnes | 299.31 million tonnes | 214.33 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1880s | 145.56 million tonnes | 472.62 million tonnes | 327.06 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1890s | 222.52 million tonnes | 644.00 million tonnes | 421.48 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1900s | 351.11 million tonnes | 825.78 million tonnes | 474.67 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1910s | 469.35 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 562.54 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1920s | 606.28 million tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | 597.88 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1930s | 828.41 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 577.30 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1940s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 575.36 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1950s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.85 billion tonnes | 639.42 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1960s | 1.42 billion tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | 872.64 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.76 billion tonnes | 2.94 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | Hungary |
| 1980s | 2.29 billion tonnes | 3.74 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | Hungary |
| 1990s | 3.07 billion tonnes | 4.43 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | Hungary |
| 2000s | 4.02 billion tonnes | 4.97 billion tonnes | 950.06 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2010s | 4.86 billion tonnes | 5.41 billion tonnes | 548.14 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2020s | 5.22 billion tonnes | 5.69 billion tonnes | 474.98 million tonnes | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Greece or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 5.76 billion tonnes against 5.29 billion tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Greece and Hungary?
- 470.96 million tonnes, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Greece ranks 60th and Hungary ranks 57th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.