Per capita methane emissions in Hungary
Hungary: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
96th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
All-time low
0.9031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2016
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Hungary is 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Hungary peaked at 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.9031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2016.
Hungary ranks 96th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 93 Singapore 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 94 Zambia 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 95 Greece 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 97 Estonia 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 99 Israel 0.9549 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 methane emissions in Hungary?
- Per capita methane emissions in Hungary was 0.9812 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 methane emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2016.
- How does Hungary rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Hungary ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.