Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Hungary
Hungary: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 5.86 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Hungary, 1990–2023
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Hungary is 5.86 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Hungary peaked at 9.95 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.86 tonnes per person, in 2023.
Hungary ranks 51st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.67 tonnes per person | 7 tonnes per person | 8.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.24 tonnes per person | 6.76 tonnes per person | 9.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 tonnes per person | 5.95 tonnes per person | 7.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 tonnes per person | 5.86 tonnes per person | 6.74 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Hungary?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Hungary was 5.86 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 tonnes per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.86 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Hungary ranks 51st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.