Hungary vs Sweden: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Hungary
0.5609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hungary rank
43rd
Sweden rank
40th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Hungary
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary, a difference of 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Hungary ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 40th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.1832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.1902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.2745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.4979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.8042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.6764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Hungary or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Hungary and Sweden?
- 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Sweden rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Hungary ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 40th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.