Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary
Hungary: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary peaked at 0.4% in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Hungary ranks 97th 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 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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
- 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 in Hungary?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1850.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Hungary ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.