CO₂ emissions per capita in Hungary
Hungary: CO₂ emissions per capita was 4.14 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.14 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
83rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
8.57 tonnes per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.0111 tonnes per person
in 1835
Years of data
192
1830–2024
CO₂ emissions per capita in Hungary, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions per capita in Hungary is 4.14 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Hungary peaked at 8.57 tonnes per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 tonnes per person, in 1835.
Hungary ranks 83rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO₂ emissions per capita in Hungary, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | -39.2% |
| 1832 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1833 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1834 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1835 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1836 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | +63.1% |
| 1837 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1838 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1839 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +121.9% |
| 1840 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1841 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1842 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -41.5% |
| 1843 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1844 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | +111.0% |
| 1845 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | -53.3% |
| 1846 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 1847 | 0.0327 tonnes per person | +162.8% |
| 1851 | 0.0529 tonnes per person | +62.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0654 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.0822 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1855 | 0.0851 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1856 | 0.0886 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1009 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1858 | 0.0699 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1859 | 0.1403 tonnes per person | +100.6% |
| 1860 | 0.1639 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1861 | 0.1726 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1862 | 0.2068 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 1863 | 0.2145 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1864 | 0.2131 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.22 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1866 | 0.2484 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1867 | 0.2916 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1868 | 0.3098 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1869 | 0.3346 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1870 | 0.3592 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1871 | 0.4427 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1872 | 0.4677 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1873 | 0.4853 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1874 | 0.4232 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1875 | 0.4335 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 0.452 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1877 | 0.4698 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1878 | 0.4654 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.4616 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1880 | 0.53 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1881 | 0.565 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1882 | 0.567 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.6417 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1884 | 0.6777 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1885 | 0.6814 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.6339 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1887 | 0.6287 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.6779 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1889 | 0.723 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1890 | 0.7944 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1891 | 0.8293 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1892 | 0.858 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1893 | 0.8875 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1894 | 0.9457 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1895 | 1 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1896 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1897 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1899 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1900 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1901 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1903 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1904 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1907 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1909 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1910 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1911 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1912 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1913 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1914 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1915 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1918 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1919 | 0.6023 tonnes per person | -55.6% |
| 1920 | 0.7035 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1921 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +64.2% |
| 1922 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1923 | 1.46 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1924 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1925 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1926 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1927 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1928 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1929 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1930 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1931 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1932 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1933 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1934 | 1.19 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1935 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1936 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1937 | 1.5 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1938 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1939 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 1.72 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1941 | 1.93 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1942 | 2.03 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 2.07 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1945 | 0.8838 tonnes per person | -48.3% |
| 1946 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +31.6% |
| 1947 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 1948 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1949 | 2.19 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1950 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1951 | 2.35 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1952 | 2.86 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 1953 | 3.31 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1954 | 3.5 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1955 | 3.63 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 3.37 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1957 | 3.91 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1958 | 3.97 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 4.22 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 4.54 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1961 | 4.88 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 5.03 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 5.58 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 6.17 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 6.04 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 6.07 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.76 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 5.97 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 6.07 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 6.78 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 6.69 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 6.69 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.01 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 7.08 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.16 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 7.56 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 7.82 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 8.26 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 8.05 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 8.11 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 8.09 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 8.13 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.37 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 8.57 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 8.15 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 7.92 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 8.03 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 7.47 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 7.3 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 7.07 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 6.73 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 6 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 6.08 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.98 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 5.95 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.12 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 6 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.98 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.03 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.72 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.88 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.09 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 5.95 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.97 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.92 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.83 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.71 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.15 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 5.21 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.04 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.71 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 4.4 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 4.42 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.73 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 4.79 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.05 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 5.05 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.03 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.83 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 4.67 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 4.16 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 4.14 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 4.14 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 tonnes per person, 67% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 4.14 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.13 tonnes per person, 81% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ emissions per capita in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1847 | +162.8% | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0327 tonnes per person |
| 1839 | +121.9% | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 0.0292 tonnes per person |
| 1844 | +111.0% | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 0.0378 tonnes per person |
| 1859 | +100.6% | 0.0699 tonnes per person | 0.1403 tonnes per person |
| 1921 | +64.2% | 0.7035 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person |
| 1836 | +63.1% | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0292 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0378 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1850s | 0.0835 tonnes per person | 0.0529 tonnes per person | 0.1403 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.2375 tonnes per person | 0.1639 tonnes per person | 0.3346 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.446 tonnes per person | 0.3592 tonnes per person | 0.4853 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6326 tonnes per person | 0.53 tonnes per person | 0.723 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9849 tonnes per person | 0.7944 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 0.6023 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.36 tonnes per person | 0.7035 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.8838 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.61 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | 6.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.31 tonnes per person | 6.69 tonnes per person | 8.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.01 tonnes per person | 7.3 tonnes per person | 8.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 tonnes per person | 5.95 tonnes per person | 7.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8 tonnes per person | 5.15 tonnes per person | 6.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 tonnes per person | 4.4 tonnes per person | 5.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 tonnes per person | 4.14 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,564 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Hungary?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Hungary was 4.14 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 tonnes per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 tonnes per person in 1835.
- How does Hungary rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Hungary ranks 83rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.