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.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1852 | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1853 | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1854 | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1855 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1856 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1859 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1860 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1862 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1867 | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1868 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1871 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1872 | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1873 | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1875 | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1883 | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1884 | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1885 | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1887 | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1891 | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1892 | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1897 | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1899 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1901 | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1902 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1903 | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1905 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1909 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1910 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1911 | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1912 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1914 | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1915 | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1918 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1919 | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.3% |
| 1920 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1921 | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.0% |
| 1922 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1923 | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1924 | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1925 | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1926 | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1927 | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1928 | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1929 | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1930 | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1931 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1932 | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1933 | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1938 | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1939 | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1941 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1942 | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1943 | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1944 | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.7% |
| 1945 | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.3% |
| 1946 | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1947 | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 1948 | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.3% |
| 1949 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.2% |
| 1950 | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1951 | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 1952 | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.1% |
| 1953 | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1954 | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1957 | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 1958 | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1962 | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 8.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 8.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 9.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 9.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 9.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 9.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 10.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 10.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 10.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 11.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 11.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 10.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 9.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 7.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 7.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 7.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 63% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 79% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | -26.3% | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 285.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 964.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,564 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 91.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 134.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.13 kt (2050)
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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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.