Hungary vs Taiwan: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Hungary
5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Taiwan
5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Hungary rank
81st
Taiwan rank
79th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

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

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Hungary, a difference of 299,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 81st and Taiwan ranks 79th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Taiwan Difference Ahead
1850s 365,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 190,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 174,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1860s 393,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 205,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 188,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1870s 466,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 245,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 221,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1880s 570,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 303,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 267,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1890s 555,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 349,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 206,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1900s 534,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 414,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 119,966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1910s 757,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 507,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 249,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1920s 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 621,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 892,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1930s 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 763,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 923,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1940s 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1950s 4.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1960s 8.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1970s 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1980s 13.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1990s 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
2000s 6.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 951,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
2010s 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 180,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
2020s 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,108 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 Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 5.73 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 Taiwan?
299,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Taiwan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Taiwan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Hungary ranks 81st and Taiwan ranks 79th 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.