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
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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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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
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, 33,742 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.