Hungary vs Romania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Hungary
0.2%
in 2024
Romania
0.3%
in 2024
Hungary rank
51st
Romania rank
49th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Hungary, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.
Across all 143 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 51st and Romania ranks 49th of 146 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 2.9% | 2.4% | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 2.4% | 1.8% | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Hungary and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Hungary ranks 51st and Romania ranks 49th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.