Burkina Faso vs Hungary: Per capita methane emissions
Burkina Faso
0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary
0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
98th
Hungary rank
96th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 98th and Hungary ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1860s | 0.7097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1870s | 0.7041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1880s | 0.6915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1890s | 0.6765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1900s | 0.6628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1910s | 0.6909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1920s | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0.8307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0.8908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1950s | 0.9002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1960s | 0.9081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1970s | 0.891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.9147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.9503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Burkina Faso or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Burkina Faso and Hungary?
- 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Hungary?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Hungary rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 98th and Hungary ranks 96th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.