Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary
Hungary: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary, 1962–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary peaked at 0.1% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1962.
Hungary ranks 63rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +123.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +55.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +123.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1964 | +55.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Hungary was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1967.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1962.
- How does Hungary rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Hungary ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.