Hungary vs Romania
Hungary vs Romania: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 4.46 tonnes in Hungary and 3.72 tonnes in Romania, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.74 tonnes, or 1.2 times that in Romania.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Romania.
- In 2024, Hungary ranked 61 and Romania ranked 77 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Hungary | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.46 | 3.72 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.48 | 3.69 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.95 | 3.97 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 5.29 | 4.22 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 5.13 | 3.93 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 5.31 | 4.19 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 5.28 | 4.26 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 5.26 | 4.18 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.95 | 4 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.85 | 4.05 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.56 | 3.97 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.54 | 3.98 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.8 | 4.37 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 5.16 | 4.46 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 5.24 | 4.12 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 5.16 | 4.21 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.76 | 5.13 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 5.88 | 5.13 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.03 | 5.23 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.07 | 4.9 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.02 | 4.92 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.19 | 5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 5.91 | 4.76 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 5.99 | 4.72 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.82 | 4.35 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 6.12 | 4.15 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 6.06 | 4.84 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 6.06 | 5.51 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 6.17 | 6.04 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 6.04 | 5.88 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 6.04 | 5.64 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 6.06 | 5.76 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 5.95 | 6.07 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 6.6 | 6.61 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.97 | 8.09 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.74 | 9.28 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.87 | 9.39 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 8.3 | 9.25 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 8.18 | 8.97 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 8.3 | 8.76 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 8.29 | 8.84 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 8.12 | 8.99 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 8.46 | 8.92 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.44 | 9 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 8.55 | 9.01 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 8.63 | 9.16 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 8.77 | 9 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 8.1 | 8.36 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 7.77 | 8.06 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 7.44 | 7.41 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 7.34 | 6.93 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 7.18 | 6.88 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 6.74 | 6.35 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 6.55 | 6.15 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 6.41 | 6.17 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Hungary vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateHungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateHungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personHungary: $518 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerHungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025