Hungary vs Portugal: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions

Hungary
4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal
5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary rank
101st
Portugal rank
98th

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time

  • Hungary
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary, a difference of 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 98th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 16 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Portugal Difference Ahead
1850s 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1860s 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1870s 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1880s 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1890s 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1900s 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1910s 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1920s 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1930s 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1940s 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1950s 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1960s 7.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1970s 9.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1980s 10.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
1990s 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary
2000s 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Portugal
2010s 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Portugal
2020s 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Hungary or Portugal?
Portugal, at 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Hungary and Portugal?
0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Portugal?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Portugal rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
Hungary ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 98th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,904 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.