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.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Hungary, 2024 4.46 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −0.5% 2023: 4.48 t CO2 per person
European Union, 2024 5.47 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 5.31 t CO2 per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 62nd of 203 See the full ranking

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.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period HungaryEuropean 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.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Hungary
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database