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
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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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Indicator
Per capita methane 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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.