Methane emissions in Hungary
Hungary: Methane emissions was 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
103rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
15.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1979
All-time low
8.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Hungary, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Hungary peaked at 15.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1979 and was at its lowest, 8.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Hungary ranks 103rd of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 11.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 11.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 11.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 100 Botswana 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 101 Denmark 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 102 Greece 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 104 Austria 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 105 Mauritania 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 106 Israel 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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 methane emissions in Hungary?
- Methane emissions in Hungary was 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 15.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1979.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Hungary rank for methane emissions?
- Hungary ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.