Hungary vs Spain: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Hungary
4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary rank
73rd
Spain rank
70th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Hungary
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary, a difference of 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 70th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1860s | 0.9545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1870s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1880s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1890s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1900s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1910s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1920s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1930s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1940s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1950s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1960s | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1970s | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1980s | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1990s | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 2000s | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 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, Hungary or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Hungary and Spain?
- 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Spain rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Hungary ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 70th 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.