Methane emissions in Hungary

Hungary emitted 10.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Hungary, 2024 10.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.5% 2023: 10.8 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 428.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 98th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane 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.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period HungaryEuropean Union
2024 10.7 Mt CO2e 428.5 Mt CO2e
2023 10.8 Mt CO2e 432.0 Mt CO2e
2022 10.9 Mt CO2e 442.7 Mt CO2e
2021 11.1 Mt CO2e 449.9 Mt CO2e
2020 11.1 Mt CO2e 449.1 Mt CO2e
2019 11.1 Mt CO2e 455.7 Mt CO2e
2018 11.1 Mt CO2e 462.0 Mt CO2e
2017 11.2 Mt CO2e 468.1 Mt CO2e
2016 11.2 Mt CO2e 470.4 Mt CO2e
2015 11.2 Mt CO2e 472.1 Mt CO2e
2014 11.1 Mt CO2e 470.8 Mt CO2e
2013 11.3 Mt CO2e 476.8 Mt CO2e
2012 11.3 Mt CO2e 484.2 Mt CO2e
2011 11.3 Mt CO2e 485.8 Mt CO2e
2010 11.4 Mt CO2e 495.7 Mt CO2e
2009 11.4 Mt CO2e 496.9 Mt CO2e
2008 11.4 Mt CO2e 505.9 Mt CO2e
2007 11.7 Mt CO2e 512.1 Mt CO2e
2006 11.8 Mt CO2e 513.6 Mt CO2e
2005 11.9 Mt CO2e 518.0 Mt CO2e
2004 11.9 Mt CO2e 528.4 Mt CO2e
2003 11.8 Mt CO2e 536.9 Mt CO2e
2002 11.7 Mt CO2e 543.0 Mt CO2e
2001 11.6 Mt CO2e 547.9 Mt CO2e
2000 11.6 Mt CO2e 556.8 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5% from 10.8 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 11.1 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −3.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 98th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 428.5 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.CH4.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