Hungary vs Sweden: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Hungary
0.5676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.5739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary rank
42nd
Sweden rank
40th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Hungary
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.5739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary, a difference of 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Hungary ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.6761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Hungary or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.5739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Hungary and Sweden?
- 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Sweden rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Hungary ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 40th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.