Hungary: Carbon intensity
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
| Hungary |
Carbon intensity |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.11 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2024 |
| Average | 0.22 |
| Min - Max | 0.11 - 0.35 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 0.11 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP, unchanged from 0.11 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.18 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for Hungary from 1990 to 2024 is 0.22 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP. The minimum value, 0.11 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 0.35 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP was recorded in 1991.
See the global rankings for that indicator or
use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
| Recent values | Hungary: Carbon intensity |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 0.11 |
| 2022 | 0.12 |
| 2021 | 0.14 |
| 2020 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 0.14 |
| 2018 | 0.15 |
| 2017 | 0.16 |
Definition: Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.
Other resources:
Download data from our database
All indicators for Hungary
All indicators on the website
Article: Are trade deficits bad for the economy?
Article: Sources of economic growth
Article: Currency values and investment returns
All articles
| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy use per capita | 2,514.14 | 2024 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Share of clean energy | 15.30 | 2021 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.11 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 61.79 | 2024 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 6,703.00 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 43 | 2024 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 4.46 | 2024 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 60 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 19.31 | 2024 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Net energy imports | 62.51 | 2023 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 0.40 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 0.18 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.13 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 100.00 | 2024 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 214.366 | 2024 | liters per person per year |