Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary
Hungary: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.015 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary, 1962–2024
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 co₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary is 0.015 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary peaked at 0.0525 tonnes per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0104 tonnes per person, in 2007.
Hungary ranks 60th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0525 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0357 tonnes per person | 0.034 tonnes per person | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0325 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.0471 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0189 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.015 tonnes per person | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 co₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary was 0.015 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0525 tonnes per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 tonnes per person in 2007.
- How does Hungary rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Hungary ranks 60th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.