Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary
Hungary: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
102nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1984
All-time low
2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1945
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary peaked at 11.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1945.
That places Hungary 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 99 Portugal 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 100 France 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 101 South Sudan 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 Mexico 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Maldives 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 105 Romania 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary was 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 11.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1945.
- How does Hungary rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Hungary ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.