Greece vs Hungary: Per capita methane emissions
Greece
0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary
0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece rank
95th
Hungary rank
96th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Greece
- Hungary
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary, a difference of 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.
Greece ranks 95th and Hungary ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Hungary in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1860s | 0.8639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1870s | 0.8644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1880s | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1890s | 0.8649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1900s | 0.8643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1910s | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1920s | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0.8757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0.9482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1950s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1960s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Greece or Hungary?
- Greece, at 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Greece and Hungary?
- 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Greece ranks 95th 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.