Total greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary

Hungary emitted 60.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Hungary, 2024 60.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.8% 2023: 61.0 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 69th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Hungary over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period HungaryEuropean Union
2024 60.5 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 61.0 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 65.6 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 69.9 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 68.7 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 70.3 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 70.1 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 69.9 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 66.9 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 66.1 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 63.2 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 63.0 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 65.5 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 69.3 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 70.0 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 69.3 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 75.5 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 77.8 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 80.3 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 81.2 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 80.9 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 81.7 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 78.8 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 80.3 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 78.4 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8% from 61.0 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 63.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −4.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 69th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

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.ALL.MT.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