Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Hungary
Hungary: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was -0.816 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Hungary, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Hungary is -0.816 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 91.6% on the previous year and down 1,126.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Hungary peaked at 8.59 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -10.83 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Hungary 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 6.88 % change on previous year | +119.7% |
| 1974 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 1975 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 1976 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +160.8% |
| 1977 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 8.59 % change on previous year | +81.7% |
| 1979 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 1980 | -0.7924 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 1981 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +71.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2149 % change on previous year | -115.8% |
| 1983 | -4.1 % change on previous year | -2008.3% |
| 1984 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -144.0% |
| 1985 | -0.0668 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1986 | -1.58 % change on previous year | +2256.9% |
| 1987 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -180.8% |
| 1988 | -5.34 % change on previous year | -519.9% |
| 1989 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -49.5% |
| 1990 | -10.83 % change on previous year | +301.5% |
| 1991 | -5.38 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1992 | -9.81 % change on previous year | +82.2% |
| 1993 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 1994 | -0.4036 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 1995 | -0.1479 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 1996 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -1430.5% |
| 1997 | -2.03 % change on previous year | -203.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1557 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6551 % change on previous year | -520.8% |
| 2000 | -5.03 % change on previous year | -868.6% |
| 2001 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -151.5% |
| 2002 | -1.68 % change on previous year | -164.6% |
| 2003 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -368.4% |
| 2004 | -2.97 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6508 % change on previous year | -121.9% |
| 2006 | -0.8749 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 2007 | -2.53 % change on previous year | +189.0% |
| 2008 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2009 | -10.61 % change on previous year | +380.3% |
| 2010 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2011 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -239.3% |
| 2012 | -7.36 % change on previous year | +323.4% |
| 2013 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0795 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 2015 | 6.04 % change on previous year | +7503.0% |
| 2016 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 2017 | 5.95 % change on previous year | +290.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2443 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4746 % change on previous year | +94.3% |
| 2020 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -857.1% |
| 2021 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
| 2022 | -6.69 % change on previous year | -349.2% |
| 2023 | -9.66 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 2024 | -0.816 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's -0.816 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 % change on previous year. (76 countries reporting)
- Hungary's -0.816 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4113 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +7503.0% | 0.0795 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -2256.9% | -0.0668 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | -2008.3% | 0.2149 % change on previous year | -4.1 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +1430.5% | -0.1479 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.79 % change on previous year | -1.45 % change on previous year | 8.59 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.26 % change on previous year | -5.34 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.45 % change on previous year | -10.83 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.82 % change on previous year | -10.61 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0468 % change on previous year | -7.36 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.62 % change on previous year | -9.66 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago -0.5792 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Georgia -0.6558 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Austria -0.7622 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Ireland -0.8934 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Tanzania -1.1 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Latvia -1.35 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Hungary?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Hungary was -0.816 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.59 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.83 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Hungary ranks 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,126.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.