Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Hungary
Hungary: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Hungary, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Hungary stood at 0.1586 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 102 years on record.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Hungary peaked at 0.8811 kilograms per international-$ in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1586 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Hungary ranks 111th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 102 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3379 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3379 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3379 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5016 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.488 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4792 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4968 kilograms per international-$ | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.3928 kilograms per international-$ | 0.258 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4489 kilograms per international-$ | 7 |
| 1930s | 0.3402 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2988 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3808 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4849 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4071 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5881 kilograms per international-$ | 7 |
| 1950s | 0.6951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4982 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7736 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8021 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7374 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8811 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8015 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7727 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8444 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7534 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6635 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8052 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6073 kilograms per international-$ | 0.488 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7287 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3449 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2636 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4342 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2127 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1844 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ | 0.185 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 108 Zambia 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 109 New Zealand 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 110 Italy 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 112 Nicaragua 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 113 Namibia 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 114 Austria 0.1541 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Hungary
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 9.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 6.73 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.18 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Hungary?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Hungary was 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8811 kilograms per international-$ in 1964.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).