Estonia vs Hungary: Per capita methane emissions
Estonia
0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary
0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
97th
Hungary rank
96th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Estonia
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.
Estonia ranks 97th and Hungary ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 9 and Hungary in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1860s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1870s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1880s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1890s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1900s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1910s | 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1920s | 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1930s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1940s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1960s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Estonia or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Estonia and Hungary?
- 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Hungary?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Hungary rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Estonia ranks 97th 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.