Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Hungary
Hungary: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 2.63 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Hungary, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Hungary is 2.63 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 192 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Hungary peaked at 2.63 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 113,584 tonnes, in 1830.
Hungary ranks 29th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 441,146 tonnes | 113,584 tonnes | 813,408 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.35 million tonnes | 948,976 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 8 |
| 1850s | 3.72 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1860s | 12.32 million tonnes | 6.70 million tonnes | 19.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 33.80 million tonnes | 21.50 million tonnes | 46.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 67.59 million tonnes | 49.67 million tonnes | 86.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 120.97 million tonnes | 92.19 million tonnes | 154.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 206.81 million tonnes | 163.95 million tonnes | 253.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 318.26 million tonnes | 264.87 million tonnes | 364.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 418.78 million tonnes | 369.93 million tonnes | 473.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 532.23 million tonnes | 485.10 million tonnes | 586.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 662.46 million tonnes | 601.11 million tonnes | 721.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 853.43 million tonnes | 736.98 million tonnes | 989.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.63 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.80 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.00 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 billion tonnes | 2.37 billion tonnes | 2.50 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 billion tonnes | 2.51 billion tonnes | 2.61 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 billion tonnes | 2.61 billion tonnes | 2.63 billion tonnes | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Hungary?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Hungary was 2.63 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,584 tonnes in 1830.
- How does Hungary rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.