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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Hungary

Hungary: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 591.70 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
591.70 million tonnes
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
102nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
956.29 million tonnes
in 1953
All-time low
15.46 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Hungary, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Hungary stood at 591.70 million tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Hungary peaked at 956.29 million tonnes in 1953 and was at its lowest, 15.46 million tonnes, in 1850.

Hungary ranks 102nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Hungary, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 15.46 million tonnes —
1851 30.43 million tonnes +96.8%
1852 44.94 million tonnes +47.7%
1853 59.07 million tonnes +31.4%
1854 72.75 million tonnes +23.2%
1855 85.85 million tonnes +18.0%
1856 98.60 million tonnes +14.8%
1857 111.01 million tonnes +12.6%
1858 122.98 million tonnes +10.8%
1859 134.69 million tonnes +9.5%
1860 146.15 million tonnes +8.5%
1861 157.18 million tonnes +7.5%
1862 167.86 million tonnes +6.8%
1863 178.26 million tonnes +6.2%
1864 188.41 million tonnes +5.7%
1865 198.51 million tonnes +5.4%
1866 208.49 million tonnes +5.0%
1867 218.41 million tonnes +4.8%
1868 228.04 million tonnes +4.4%
1869 237.38 million tonnes +4.1%
1870 247.75 million tonnes +4.4%
1871 258.54 million tonnes +4.4%
1872 269.53 million tonnes +4.3%
1873 280.72 million tonnes +4.2%
1874 291.95 million tonnes +4.0%
1875 303.03 million tonnes +3.8%
1876 314.21 million tonnes +3.7%
1877 325.50 million tonnes +3.6%
1878 336.71 million tonnes +3.4%
1879 347.96 million tonnes +3.3%
1880 359.08 million tonnes +3.2%
1881 370.04 million tonnes +3.1%
1882 380.81 million tonnes +2.9%
1883 391.47 million tonnes +2.8%
1884 402.11 million tonnes +2.7%
1885 412.83 million tonnes +2.7%
1886 423.60 million tonnes +2.6%
1887 434.41 million tonnes +2.6%
1888 444.99 million tonnes +2.4%
1889 455.42 million tonnes +2.3%
1890 466.99 million tonnes +2.5%
1891 479.03 million tonnes +2.6%
1892 491.24 million tonnes +2.5%
1893 503.57 million tonnes +2.5%
1894 515.84 million tonnes +2.4%
1895 527.83 million tonnes +2.3%
1896 539.85 million tonnes +2.3%
1897 551.86 million tonnes +2.2%
1898 563.66 million tonnes +2.1%
1899 575.44 million tonnes +2.1%
1900 587.01 million tonnes +2.0%
1901 598.30 million tonnes +1.9%
1902 609.42 million tonnes +1.9%
1903 620.42 million tonnes +1.8%
1904 631.36 million tonnes +1.8%
1905 642.11 million tonnes +1.7%
1906 652.48 million tonnes +1.6%
1907 662.83 million tonnes +1.6%
1908 673.13 million tonnes +1.6%
1909 683.19 million tonnes +1.5%
1910 692.07 million tonnes +1.3%
1911 700.52 million tonnes +1.2%
1912 708.43 million tonnes +1.1%
1913 715.86 million tonnes +1.0%
1914 722.89 million tonnes +1.0%
1915 729.71 million tonnes +0.9%
1916 736.45 million tonnes +0.9%
1917 743.09 million tonnes +0.9%
1918 749.62 million tonnes +0.9%
1919 755.78 million tonnes +0.8%
1920 763.20 million tonnes +1.0%
1921 771.36 million tonnes +1.1%
1922 779.69 million tonnes +1.1%
1923 788.27 million tonnes +1.1%
1924 796.40 million tonnes +1.0%
1925 804.86 million tonnes +1.1%
1926 813.26 million tonnes +1.0%
1927 821.89 million tonnes +1.1%
1928 830.83 million tonnes +1.1%
1929 839.44 million tonnes +1.0%
1930 847.73 million tonnes +1.0%
1931 855.71 million tonnes +0.9%
1932 863.53 million tonnes +0.9%
1933 871.40 million tonnes +0.9%
1934 879.08 million tonnes +0.9%
1935 886.75 million tonnes +0.9%
1936 894.30 million tonnes +0.9%
1937 901.52 million tonnes +0.8%
1938 908.84 million tonnes +0.8%
1939 916.14 million tonnes +0.8%
1940 921.97 million tonnes +0.6%
1941 927.08 million tonnes +0.6%
1942 931.63 million tonnes +0.5%
1943 936.28 million tonnes +0.5%
1944 940.03 million tonnes +0.4%
1945 943.07 million tonnes +0.3%
1946 946.10 million tonnes +0.3%
1947 948.62 million tonnes +0.3%
1948 950.59 million tonnes +0.2%
1949 952.44 million tonnes +0.2%
1950 954.22 million tonnes +0.2%
1951 955.12 million tonnes +0.1%
1952 956.17 million tonnes +0.1%
1953 956.29 million tonnes +0.0%
1954 955.84 million tonnes -0.0%
1955 955.06 million tonnes -0.1%
1956 953.85 million tonnes -0.1%
1957 952.51 million tonnes -0.1%
1958 950.87 million tonnes -0.2%
1959 949.00 million tonnes -0.2%
1960 947.65 million tonnes -0.1%
1961 945.50 million tonnes -0.2%
1962 943.46 million tonnes -0.2%
1963 941.55 million tonnes -0.2%
1964 939.82 million tonnes -0.2%
1965 937.60 million tonnes -0.2%
1966 935.22 million tonnes -0.3%
1967 933.15 million tonnes -0.2%
1968 931.44 million tonnes -0.2%
1969 928.89 million tonnes -0.3%
1970 926.30 million tonnes -0.3%
1971 923.90 million tonnes -0.3%
1972 921.43 million tonnes -0.3%
1973 918.20 million tonnes -0.4%
1974 915.13 million tonnes -0.3%
1975 911.38 million tonnes -0.4%
1976 907.43 million tonnes -0.4%
1977 903.16 million tonnes -0.5%
1978 898.35 million tonnes -0.5%
1979 893.70 million tonnes -0.5%
1980 888.91 million tonnes -0.5%
1981 884.40 million tonnes -0.5%
1982 880.37 million tonnes -0.5%
1983 876.82 million tonnes -0.4%
1984 873.49 million tonnes -0.4%
1985 869.80 million tonnes -0.4%
1986 866.57 million tonnes -0.4%
1987 863.58 million tonnes -0.3%
1988 860.61 million tonnes -0.3%
1989 857.64 million tonnes -0.3%
1990 855.66 million tonnes -0.2%
1991 846.44 million tonnes -1.1%
1992 838.44 million tonnes -0.9%
1993 831.03 million tonnes -0.9%
1994 827.55 million tonnes -0.4%
1995 822.51 million tonnes -0.6%
1996 817.89 million tonnes -0.6%
1997 813.39 million tonnes -0.6%
1998 810.49 million tonnes -0.4%
1999 800.87 million tonnes -1.2%
2000 793.13 million tonnes -1.0%
2001 784.73 million tonnes -1.1%
2002 778.08 million tonnes -0.8%
2003 771.78 million tonnes -0.8%
2004 765.29 million tonnes -0.8%
2005 758.13 million tonnes -0.9%
2006 751.65 million tonnes -0.9%
2007 745.78 million tonnes -0.8%
2008 740.38 million tonnes -0.7%
2009 729.09 million tonnes -1.5%
2010 718.01 million tonnes -1.5%
2011 708.29 million tonnes -1.4%
2012 697.42 million tonnes -1.5%
2013 687.66 million tonnes -1.4%
2014 678.38 million tonnes -1.3%
2015 670.23 million tonnes -1.2%
2016 662.95 million tonnes -1.1%
2017 655.47 million tonnes -1.1%
2018 648.33 million tonnes -1.1%
2019 634.14 million tonnes -2.2%
2020 629.14 million tonnes -0.8%
2021 622.07 million tonnes -1.1%
2022 612.67 million tonnes -1.5%
2023 602.44 million tonnes -1.7%
2024 591.70 million tonnes -1.8%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 591.70 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 323.46 million tonnes, 1.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 591.70 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 425.87 million tonnes, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +96.8% 15.46 million tonnes 30.43 million tonnes
1852 +47.7% 30.43 million tonnes 44.94 million tonnes
1853 +31.4% 44.94 million tonnes 59.07 million tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 77.58 million tonnes 15.46 million tonnes 134.69 million tonnes 10
1860s 192.87 million tonnes 146.15 million tonnes 237.38 million tonnes 10
1870s 297.59 million tonnes 247.75 million tonnes 347.96 million tonnes 10
1880s 407.48 million tonnes 359.08 million tonnes 455.42 million tonnes 10
1890s 521.53 million tonnes 466.99 million tonnes 575.44 million tonnes 10
1900s 636.02 million tonnes 587.01 million tonnes 683.19 million tonnes 10
1910s 725.44 million tonnes 692.07 million tonnes 755.78 million tonnes 10
1920s 800.92 million tonnes 763.20 million tonnes 839.44 million tonnes 10
1930s 882.50 million tonnes 847.73 million tonnes 916.14 million tonnes 10
1940s 939.78 million tonnes 921.97 million tonnes 952.44 million tonnes 10
1950s 953.89 million tonnes 949.00 million tonnes 956.29 million tonnes 10
1960s 938.43 million tonnes 928.89 million tonnes 947.65 million tonnes 10
1970s 911.90 million tonnes 893.70 million tonnes 926.30 million tonnes 10
1980s 872.22 million tonnes 857.64 million tonnes 888.91 million tonnes 10
1990s 826.43 million tonnes 800.87 million tonnes 855.66 million tonnes 10
2000s 761.80 million tonnes 729.09 million tonnes 793.13 million tonnes 10
2010s 676.09 million tonnes 634.14 million tonnes 718.01 million tonnes 10
2020s 611.60 million tonnes 591.70 million tonnes 629.14 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 99 Iraq 644.60 million tonnes compare
  2. 100 Azerbaijan 613.94 million tonnes compare
  3. 101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 593.99 million tonnes compare
  4. 103 Uruguay 566.45 million tonnes compare
  5. 104 Tunisia 555.23 million tonnes compare
  6. 105 Slovakia 547.07 million tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Hungary?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Hungary was 591.70 million 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 land-use change recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 956.29 million tonnes in 1953.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 15.46 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Hungary rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Hungary ranks 102nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.