Hungary vs Malawi: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Hungary
5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi
5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Hungary rank
81st
Malawi rank
80th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Hungary
  • Malawi
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Hungary, a difference of 145,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 81st and Malawi ranks 80th of 201 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Malawi Difference Ahead
1850s 365,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 327,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1860s 393,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 353,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1870s 466,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 415,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1880s 570,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 505,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1890s 555,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 74,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 480,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1900s 534,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 449,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1910s 757,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 645,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1920s 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 159,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1930s 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 177,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1940s 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 392,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1950s 4.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 581,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1960s 8.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 616,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1970s 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 897,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1980s 13.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1990s 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
2000s 6.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
2010s 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
2020s 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 456,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Hungary or Malawi?
Malawi, at 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Hungary and Malawi?
145,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Malawi?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Malawi rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Hungary ranks 81st and Malawi ranks 80th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.