Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Hungary
Hungary: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Hungary, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Hungary stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Hungary peaked at 0.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
Hungary ranks 87th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Hungary?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Hungary was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Hungary rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Hungary ranks 87th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.