CO2 emissions per person in Hungary
Carbon dioxide emissions in Hungary were 4.46 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Hungary, 2024
4.46
Change from 2023
−0.5%
European Union, 2024
5.47 t CO2 per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
5.31 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
62nd of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Hungary over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.46 t CO2 per person | 5.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 4.48 t CO2 per person | 5.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 4.95 t CO2 per person | 6.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 5.29 t CO2 per person | 6.32 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 5.13 t CO2 per person | 5.90 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 5.31 t CO2 per person | 6.51 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 5.28 t CO2 per person | 6.83 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 5.26 t CO2 per person | 6.99 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 4.95 t CO2 per person | 6.95 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 4.85 t CO2 per person | 6.94 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 4.56 t CO2 per person | 6.82 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 4.54 t CO2 per person | 7.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 4.80 t CO2 per person | 7.35 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 5.16 t CO2 per person | 7.51 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 5.23 t CO2 per person | 7.71 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 5.16 t CO2 per person | 7.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 5.76 t CO2 per person | 8.12 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 5.88 t CO2 per person | 8.35 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 6.02 t CO2 per person | 8.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 6.07 t CO2 per person | 8.46 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 6.02 t CO2 per person | 8.54 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 6.19 t CO2 per person | 8.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 5.90 t CO2 per person | 8.36 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 5.99 t CO2 per person | 8.40 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 5.82 t CO2 per person | 8.29 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5% from 4.48 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.56 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −2.2%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 62nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5.47 t CO2 per person.
More for Hungary
All statistics for Hungary
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
6.3 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
5.6 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total greenhouse gas emissions
53.7 Mt CO2e
2024 · Eurostat
Temperature change
2.01e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.56e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
60.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank