Hungary vs Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Hungary
1.34 billion tonnes
in 2024
Libya
1.36 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hungary rank
61st
Libya rank
60th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Hungary
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.36 billion tonnes against 1.34 billion tonnes in Hungary, a difference of 27.05 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 61st and Libya ranks 60th of 215 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.94 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 44.89 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1960s | 122.39 million tonnes | 9.53 million tonnes | 112.86 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1970s | 302.51 million tonnes | 48.98 million tonnes | 253.53 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1980s | 583.92 million tonnes | 191.80 million tonnes | 392.12 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1990s | 821.79 million tonnes | 423.88 million tonnes | 397.91 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 745.81 million tonnes | 256.72 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1.17 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 102.09 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2020s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Hungary or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.36 billion tonnes against 1.34 billion tonnes in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Hungary and Libya?
- 27.05 million tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Libya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Hungary ranks 61st and Libya ranks 60th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.