Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Hungary

Hungary: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.4526 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4526 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
58th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.9947 kt per square kilometre
in 1984
All-time low
0.4526 kt per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Hungary, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 0.4526 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Hungary peaked at 0.9947 kt per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4526 kt per square kilometre, in 2014.

That places Hungary 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Hungary, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.5653 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.5788 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1963 0.642 kt per square kilometre +10.9%
1964 0.7087 kt per square kilometre +10.4%
1965 0.6954 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
1966 0.6999 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1967 0.6633 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
1968 0.6856 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1969 0.6967 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1970 0.778 kt per square kilometre +11.7%
1971 0.7736 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
1972 0.7758 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1973 0.8136 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1974 0.8203 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1975 0.8314 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1976 0.8772 kt per square kilometre +5.5%
1977 0.9104 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1978 0.9659 kt per square kilometre +6.1%
1979 0.9431 kt per square kilometre -2.4%
1980 0.9532 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1981 0.9466 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
1982 0.9545 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1983 0.9802 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1984 0.9947 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1985 0.9579 kt per square kilometre -3.7%
1986 0.929 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
1987 0.9379 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1988 0.8735 kt per square kilometre -6.9%
1989 0.8434 kt per square kilometre -3.4%
1990 0.7655 kt per square kilometre -9.2%
1991 0.7377 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
1992 0.6754 kt per square kilometre -8.4%
1993 0.6922 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1994 0.6555 kt per square kilometre -5.3%
1995 0.6733 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1996 0.6944 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1997 0.6837 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
1998 0.6592 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
1999 0.6548 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2000 0.6182 kt per square kilometre -5.6%
2001 0.6304 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2002 0.6159 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2003 0.6516 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
2004 0.6316 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
2005 0.6417 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2006 0.6339 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2007 0.6182 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
2008 0.6037 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2009 0.5291 kt per square kilometre -12.4%
2010 0.5556 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
2011 0.539 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
2012 0.4982 kt per square kilometre -7.6%
2013 0.465 kt per square kilometre -6.7%
2014 0.4526 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
2015 0.4854 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
2016 0.4931 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2017 0.5194 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
2018 0.5271 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2019 0.5194 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2020 0.5019 kt per square kilometre -3.4%
2021 0.5172 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
2022 0.4975 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
2023 0.4526 kt per square kilometre -9.0%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.4526 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.565 kt per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.4526 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.405 kt per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6595 kt per square kilometre 0.5653 kt per square kilometre 0.7087 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.8489 kt per square kilometre 0.7736 kt per square kilometre 0.9659 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.9371 kt per square kilometre 0.8434 kt per square kilometre 0.9947 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.6892 kt per square kilometre 0.6548 kt per square kilometre 0.7655 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.6174 kt per square kilometre 0.5291 kt per square kilometre 0.6516 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.5055 kt per square kilometre 0.4526 kt per square kilometre 0.5556 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4923 kt per square kilometre 0.4526 kt per square kilometre 0.5172 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 55 Palau 0.4783 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 56 Dominican Republic 0.4647 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 57 Ireland 0.4573 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 59 Indonesia 0.4465 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4316 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 61 Spain 0.4283 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Hungary?
Energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Hungary was 0.4526 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.9947 kt per square kilometre in 1984.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4526 kt per square kilometre in 2014.
How does Hungary rank for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Hungary ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.