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Carbon intensity of the economy — Hungary

Carbon intensity of the economy in Hungary in 2022 — 0.159 kg/$. Ranked 54 in the world out of 164. Since 1870, the indicator has fallen by 22.8%.

2022 0.159 kg/$ −10.17% vs 2021
World rank 54of 164
Period maximum 0.881 kg/$1964
Period minimum 0.159 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1870–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Hungary, 1870–202200.250.50.751187018861902191819341950196619821998201420221870: 0.206 kg/$1900: 0.502 kg/$1913: 0.497 kg/$1924: 0.449 kg/$1926: 0.408 kg/$1928: 0.419 kg/$1930: 0.378 kg/$1932: 0.333 kg/$1934: 0.314 kg/$1936: 0.315 kg/$1938: 0.381 kg/$1940: 0.407 kg/$1942: 0.459 kg/$1947: 0.539 kg/$1949: 0.588 kg/$1951: 0.548 kg/$1953: 0.745 kg/$1955: 0.742 kg/$1957: 0.774 kg/$1959: 0.76 kg/$1961: 0.803 kg/$1963: 0.839 kg/$1965: 0.859 kg/$1967: 0.737 kg/$1969: 0.75 kg/$1971: 0.8 kg/$1973: 0.785 kg/$1975: 0.773 kg/$1977: 0.8 kg/$1979: 0.807 kg/$1981: 0.797 kg/$1983: 0.8 kg/$1985: 0.772 kg/$1987: 0.73 kg/$1989: 0.663 kg/$1991: 0.729 kg/$1993: 0.658 kg/$1995: 0.587 kg/$1997: 0.547 kg/$1999: 0.488 kg/$2001: 0.421 kg/$2003: 0.384 kg/$2005: 0.328 kg/$2007: 0.294 kg/$2009: 0.264 kg/$2011: 0.241 kg/$2013: 0.208 kg/$2015: 0.206 kg/$2017: 0.205 kg/$2019: 0.184 kg/$2021: 0.177 kg/$2022: 0.159 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.047 (−22.82%) Average annual rate: -0.17 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hungary

Hungary 0.159 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Eastern Europe computed 0.365 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.159 −0.018 −10.17%
2021 0.177 −0.008 −4.32%
2020 0.185 +0.001 +0.54%
2019 0.184 −0.01 −5.15%
2018 0.194 −0.011 −5.37%
2017 0.205 +0.002 +0.99%
2016 0.203 −0.003 −1.46%
2015 0.206 +0.006 +3%
2014 0.2 −0.008 −3.85%
2013 0.208 −0.019 −8.37%
2012 0.227 −0.014 −5.81%
2011 0.241 −0.018 −6.95%
2010 0.259 −0.005 −1.89%
2009 0.264 −0.015 −5.38%
2008 0.279 −0.015 −5.1%
2007 0.294 −0.013 −4.23%
2006 0.307 −0.021 −6.4%
2005 0.328 −0.021 −6.02%
2004 0.349 −0.035 −9.11%
2003 0.384 −0.005 −1.29%
2002 0.389 −0.032 −7.6%
2001 0.421 −0.013 −3%
2000 0.434 −0.054 −11.07%
1999 0.488 −0.023 −4.5%
1998 0.511 −0.036 −6.58%
1997 0.547 −0.043 −7.29%
1996 0.59 +0.003 +0.51%
1995 0.587 −0.03 −4.86%
1994 0.617 −0.041 −6.23%
1993 0.658 −0.001 −0.15%
1992 0.659 −0.07 −9.6%
1991 0.729 +0.041 +5.96%
1990 0.688 +0.025 +3.77%
1989 0.663 −0.004 −0.6%
1988 0.667 −0.063 −8.63%
1987 0.73 −0.003 −0.41%
1986 0.733 −0.039 −5.05%
1985 0.772 −0.023 −2.89%
1984 0.795 −0.005 −0.63%
1983 0.8 +0.028 +3.63%
1982 0.772 −0.025 −3.14%
1981 0.797 −0.008 −0.99%
1980 0.805 −0.002 −0.25%
1979 0.807 −0.021 −2.54%
1978 0.828 +0.028 +3.5%
1977 0.8 −0.018 −2.2%
1976 0.818 +0.045 +5.82%
1975 0.773 −0.003 −0.39%
1974 0.776 −0.009 −1.15%
1973 0.785 +0 +0%
1972 0.785 −0.015 −1.88%
1971 0.8 −0.044 −5.21%
1970 0.844 +0.094 +12.53%
1969 0.75 −0.007 −0.92%
1968 0.757 +0.02 +2.71%
1967 0.737 −0.081 −9.9%
1966 0.818 −0.041 −4.77%
1965 0.859 −0.022 −2.5%
1964 0.881 +0.042 +5.01%
1963 0.839 +0.044 +5.53%
1962 0.795 −0.008 −1%
1961 0.803 +0.022 +2.82%
1960 0.781 +0.021 +2.76%
1959 0.76 +0.02 +2.7%
1958 0.74 −0.034 −4.39%
1957 0.774 +0.052 +7.2%
1956 0.722 −0.02 −2.7%
1955 0.742 −0.029 −3.76%
1954 0.771 +0.026 +3.49%
1953 0.745 +0.095 +14.62%
1952 0.65 +0.102 +18.61%
1951 0.548 +0.05 +10.04%
1950 0.498 −0.09 −15.31%
1949 0.588 +0.078 +15.29%
1948 0.51 −0.029 −5.38%
1947 0.539 +0.104 +23.91%
1946 0.435 — —
1942 0.459 +0.003 +0.66%
1941 0.456 +0.049 +12.04%
1940 0.407 +0.061 +17.63%
1939 0.346 −0.035 −9.19%
1938 0.381 +0.012 +3.25%
1937 0.369 +0.054 +17.14%
1936 0.315 +0.002 +0.64%
1935 0.313 −0.001 −0.32%
1934 0.314 +0.015 +5.02%
1933 0.299 −0.034 −10.21%
1932 0.333 −0.022 −6.2%
1931 0.355 −0.023 −6.08%
1930 0.378 −0.068 −15.25%
1929 0.446 +0.027 +6.44%
1928 0.419 −0.015 −3.46%
1927 0.434 +0.026 +6.37%
1926 0.408 +0.072 +21.43%
1925 0.336 −0.113 −25.17%
1924 0.449 — —
1920 0.258 — —
1913 0.497 — —
1910 0.479 — —
1900 0.502 — —
1890 0.338 — —
1870 0.206 — —

Eastern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RO Romania 0.145 HU Hungary 0.159 SK Slovakia 0.21 MD Moldova 0.217 PL Poland 0.256 CZ Czechia 0.277 BY Belarus 0.325 BG Bulgaria 0.339 RU Russia 0.449 UA Ukraine 0.463
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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