Hungary vs Israel: Per capita methane emissions
Hungary
0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Israel
0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary rank
96th
Israel rank
99th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Hungary
- Israel
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Israel, a difference of 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Israel ahead.
Hungary ranks 96th and Israel ranks 99th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 14 and Israel in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1860s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1870s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1880s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1890s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1900s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1910s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1920s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1930s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1940s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1950s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1960s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0308 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, Hungary or Israel?
- Hungary, at 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Hungary and Israel?
- 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Israel?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Israel rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Hungary ranks 96th and Israel ranks 99th 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.