Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Hungary
Hungary: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.03 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Hungary, 1851–2024
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 including land-use change in Hungary is 3.03 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Hungary peaked at 8.25 tonnes per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.21 tonnes per person, in 1945.
Hungary ranks 109th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 174 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.57 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1860s | 2.04 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.82 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.28 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.41 tonnes per person | 4.41 tonnes per person | 6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.98 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person | 7.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.67 tonnes per person | 7.01 tonnes per person | 8.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.64 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | 6.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.09 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | 5.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 4.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | 4.32 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 106 Mexico 3.24 tonnes per person compare
- 107 East Timor 3.16 tonnes per person compare
- 111 Dominican Republic 2.91 tonnes per person compare
- 112 Botswana 2.88 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Hungary?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Hungary was 3.03 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 including land-use change recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 tonnes per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 tonnes per person in 1945.
- How does Hungary rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Hungary ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.