Chile vs Hungary: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Chile
4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary
4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
75th
Hungary rank
73rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Chile
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.
Chile ranks 75th and Hungary ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1860s | 0.6845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1870s | 0.9769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1880s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1890s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1900s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1910s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1920s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1930s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1940s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1950s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1960s | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1970s | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1980s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1990s | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 2000s | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 2010s | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 2020s | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Chile or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Chile and Hungary?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Hungary?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Hungary rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Chile ranks 75th and Hungary ranks 73rd 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.