Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Hungary

Hungary: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0408 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0408 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
45th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0648 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0322 kt per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Hungary, 1961–2023

00.020.040.06196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 0.0408 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Hungary peaked at 0.0648 kt per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0322 kt per square kilometre, in 2016.

That places Hungary 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Hungary, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0342 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0358 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1963 0.0376 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
1964 0.0395 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
1965 0.0414 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
1966 0.0432 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1967 0.0451 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1968 0.047 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
1969 0.0492 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1970 0.0495 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1971 0.0498 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1972 0.0498 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1973 0.0504 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1974 0.0507 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1975 0.0514 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1976 0.0523 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1977 0.0535 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1978 0.0545 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1979 0.0548 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1980 0.0548 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1981 0.0545 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
1982 0.0545 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1983 0.0545 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1984 0.0545 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1985 0.0539 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
1986 0.0536 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
1987 0.0539 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1988 0.053 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
1989 0.0527 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
1990 0.0648 kt per square kilometre +23.1%
1991 0.0611 kt per square kilometre -5.8%
1992 0.0564 kt per square kilometre -7.7%
1993 0.0567 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1994 0.0561 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
1995 0.0576 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1996 0.0592 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1997 0.0583 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
1998 0.0577 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
1999 0.0574 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2000 0.0575 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2001 0.055 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
2002 0.0534 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2003 0.0512 kt per square kilometre -4.1%
2004 0.0503 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
2005 0.0541 kt per square kilometre +7.5%
2006 0.0544 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2007 0.0531 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2008 0.05 kt per square kilometre -5.9%
2009 0.0461 kt per square kilometre -7.8%
2010 0.0427 kt per square kilometre -7.4%
2011 0.0411 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
2012 0.0414 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2013 0.039 kt per square kilometre -6.0%
2014 0.0371 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
2015 0.0347 kt per square kilometre -6.6%
2016 0.0322 kt per square kilometre -7.1%
2017 0.0344 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
2018 0.0353 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
2019 0.0371 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
2020 0.0393 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
2021 0.0402 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
2022 0.0399 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2023 0.0408 kt per square kilometre +2.3%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.0408 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0295 kt per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.0408 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0235 kt per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.0342 kt per square kilometre 0.0492 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0517 kt per square kilometre 0.0495 kt per square kilometre 0.0548 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.054 kt per square kilometre 0.0527 kt per square kilometre 0.0548 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0585 kt per square kilometre 0.0561 kt per square kilometre 0.0648 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0525 kt per square kilometre 0.0461 kt per square kilometre 0.0575 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0375 kt per square kilometre 0.0322 kt per square kilometre 0.0427 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.04 kt per square kilometre 0.0393 kt per square kilometre 0.0408 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 42 India 0.0419 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 43 Costa Rica 0.0418 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 44 Rwanda 0.0412 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 46 Andorra 0.04 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 47 China 0.0395 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 48 Haiti 0.0394 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Hungary?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Hungary was 0.0408 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.0648 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0322 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
How does Hungary rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Hungary ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.