Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Hungary
Hungary: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Hungary, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 192 years on record.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Hungary peaked at 0.9% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Hungary 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Hungary?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Hungary was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1964.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Hungary ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.