Ethiopia vs Hungary: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Ethiopia
58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Hungary
47.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
61st
Hungary rank
64th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Hungary, a difference of 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 61st and Hungary ranks 64th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Hungary Difference Ahead
1850s 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1860s 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1870s 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1880s 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1890s 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1900s 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1910s 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1920s 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1930s 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1940s 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1950s 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1960s 8.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1970s 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 90.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1980s 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 99.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
1990s 20.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 74.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
2000s 29.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
2010s 44.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hungary
2020s 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Ethiopia or Hungary?
Ethiopia, at 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Ethiopia and Hungary?
11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Hungary?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Hungary rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Ethiopia ranks 61st and Hungary ranks 64th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.