Hungary vs Zambia: Per capita methane emissions
Hungary
0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary rank
96th
Zambia rank
94th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Hungary
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary, a difference of 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 96th and Zambia ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 9 and Zambia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1860s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1870s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1880s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1890s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1900s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1910s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1920s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1930s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1940s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1950s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Hungary or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.9919 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 Hungary and Zambia?
- 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Zambia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Hungary ranks 96th and Zambia ranks 94th 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.