Environment, public utilities

Environmental statistics covers data on natural resources (e.g. mineral resources, water resources), the load of the environment (e.g. air pollution, sewage treatment, waste management), environmental quality (quality of e.g. air, water or soil), nature protection (e.g. protected areas, protected species) and environmental protection (e.g. environmental investments, environmental expenditures, environmental taxes). It shows the state and the load of the environment, and quantifies efforts against the load of the environment. Public utilities statistics covers statistical data on public utilities (electricity, gas, purchased heat, drinking water, sewage, waste) in settlements.

47,284thousand tonnes

Emissions of carbon dioxide

2020

Indicator description

Emissions of carbon dioxide in a particular year (excluding carbon dioxide from biomass).

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2020

36,472tonnes

Emissions of suspended dust with a diameter of less than 2.5 µm

2020

Indicator description

Emissions of particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 µm by anthropogenic (industrial, transport, agricultural and public utilities) sources.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2020

38.2m³

Annual water consumption per capita

2021

Indicator description

The indicator shows the quantity of annual water consumption in cubic metres per inhabitant. Drinking and household water needs of the population can be satisfied and the supply of water of drinking water quality to enterprises, public institutions and smaller industrial plants can be ensured by own water works of plants or institutions, from private or common wells and from public water conduits.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2021

22.8%

Proportion of forests that are healthy in terms of defoliation

2021

Indicator description

Area of forests with a foliage density considered as ideal in a particular habitat, as a proportion of total forest area.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2021

Settlement related data regarding 2021 are presented here

Datasets from the Dissemination Database regarding settlements have been updated with 2021 data, as such settlement related data for 2021 are available since 13 December, concerning, among others, public water and sewerage.

Indicators of sustainable development for Hungary, 2018

In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, and gave the impetus to the integration of the concept of sustainable development into national and global policies. In Hungary, the National Sustainable Development Council (NFFT, established in 2007) developed the Hungarian National Sustainable Development Framework Strategy, which was adopted by the Parliament in 2013. The framework strategy aims to provide a nationwide, long-term guide for individual and community action. Compared to the strategy of the European Union or the UN SDGs, the Hungarian framework strategy interprets the concept of sustainability much more narrowly. In this interpretation, sustainable development policy is primarily a long-term resource management activity in which it distinguishes four resources: human, social, natural and economic resources.

Related themes

Publications	Released
Hungary, Quarter 3 2022	06/02/2023
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021	10/01/2023

Publication repertory

Summary tables (STADAT) ( infra-annual data annual data )	Latest update	Next update
Air pollution
15.1.1.18. Emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.1.19. Emission of greenhouse gases by industries and households	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.1.20. Emission of acidifying gases by industries and households	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.1.21. Emission of ozone precursors by industries and household	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.1.22. Emission of particulate matter by industries and households	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.1.23. Emissions of heavy metals	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.1. Concentrations of nitrogen-oxides (NOX) in the monitoring network	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.2. Concentrations of nitrogen-dioxide (NO2) in the monitoring network	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.3. Concentrations of sulphur-dioxide (SO2) in the monitoring network	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.4. Concentrations of ozone (O3) in the monitoring network	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.5. Concentrations of carbon-monoxide (CO) in the monitoring network	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.6. Concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter of 10 µm or less (PM10) in the monitoring network	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.7. Concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter of 2,5 µm or less (PM2.5) in the monitoring network	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.8. Average sulphur-dioxide and nitrogen-dioxide concentrations in Budapest, Miskolc and Székesfehérvár	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.9. Regional background concentrations of some air pollutants at the background stations	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.10. Wet deposition of sulphur and nitrogen at the background stations	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.2.11. Concentration of inorganic ions in precipitation at the background stations	11/07/2022	06/10/2023
Biodiversity and enviromental protection
15.1.1.13. Stock of game, shot game	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.1.14. Shooting and capturing wild game	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.1.15. Sale and use of shot wild game	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
15.1.1.16. Protected natural areas	08/07/2022	07/07/2023
15.1.1.17. Natural values protected	08/07/2022	07/07/2023
Enviromental expenditure, environmental protection, environmental industry
15.1.1.31. National expenditure on environmental protection, by environmental domains	28/04/2023	28/04/2024
15.1.1.32. National expenditure on environmental protection, by sectors	28/04/2023	28/04/2024
15.1.1.33. Environmental protection investments by environmental domains	28/04/2023	28/04/2024
15.1.1.34. Environmental protection investments by industry	28/04/2023	28/04/2024
15.1.1.35. Value of sales and number of employees of the environmental industry	28/04/2023	28/04/2024
15.1.1.36. Environmental taxes	13/10/2022	13/10/2023
Environment
15.1.2.17. Local government-owned green areas, 31 December	27/09/2022	27/09/2023
15.1.2.14. Forests, by county and region	22/09/2022	29/09/2023
15.1.2.15. Stocked forest area, growing stock, logging, afforestationl and forest regeneration, by county and region	22/09/2022	29/09/2023
15.1.2.16. Protected areas of national significance, by county and region	08/07/2022	07/07/2023
Expenses
19.1.1.45. Water use in agriculture	25/11/2022	24/11/2023
Forest
15.1.1.12. Forest damage on forest land used for forestry purposes by damage group	19/09/2022	19/09/2023
15.1.1.11. Health status of forests for silvicultural purposes	02/09/2022	14/07/2023
15.1.1.5. Forest area under forestry management by primary use, 31 December	28/07/2022	14/07/2023
15.1.1.4. Breakdown of forest area under forestry management by type of ownership, 31 December	15/07/2022	14/07/2023
15.1.1.6. Breakdown of forest area under forestry management by tree species groups and age classes, 31 December	15/07/2022	14/07/2023
15.1.1.7. Breakdown of forestry forest live stock by species groups and age classes, 31 December	15/07/2022	14/07/2023
15.1.1.8. Harvesting of wood on forest land for silvicultural purposes, by species group	15/07/2022	14/07/2023
15.1.1.9. Afforestation, tree planting, forest restoration on forest land used for forest management	15/07/2022	14/07/2023
15.1.1.2. Total forest area and other woody vegetation cover	26/04/2022	–
15.1.1.3. Total forest area occupied by age classes of tree species groups	26/04/2022	–
15.1.1.10. Forest restoration and afforestation replacing forest restoration on forest land for forest management purposes by target stock group	28/10/2021	15/12/2023
International
13.1.3.4. Volume of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning	21/12/2022	21/12/2023
National
8.1.1.5. Material flows	28/04/2023	–
8.1.1.4. Extractable energy and raw material assets, 1 January	20/04/2023	20/04/2024
8.1.1.1. Basic geographical data	14/09/2022	15/09/2023
8.1.1.2. Largest rivers in Hungary	14/09/2022	15/09/2023
8.1.1.3. Coverage by CORINE Land Cover categories	14/09/2022	15/09/2023
Organic farming
19.1.1.38. Organic farming	15/07/2022	17/07/2023
Public utilities
15.1.1.41. Settlements and dwellings with public water supply	30/11/2022	30/11/2023
15.1.1.42. Settlements and dwellings with public sewerage	30/11/2022	30/11/2023
15.1.2.19. Municipal waste water treatment, by county and region	30/11/2022	30/11/2023
15.1.2.23. Ratio of dwellings connected to the public water utilities at the end of the year, by county and region, 31. December	30/11/2022	30/11/2023
15.1.2.24. The public water utility gaps at the end of the year, by county and region, 31. December	30/11/2022	30/11/2023
15.1.2.18. Regularly cleaned public areas, by county and region	10/10/2022	10/10/2023
15.1.2.20. Municipal waste removed by public services, by county and region	10/10/2022	10/10/2023
15.1.2.21. Generation of municipal waste transported in the framework of public services, by county and region	10/10/2022	10/10/2023
15.1.2.22. Municipal waste transported in the framework of public service by method of treatment, by county and region	10/10/2022	10/10/2023
15.1.1.43. Piped gas supply	19/08/2022	18/08/2023
15.1.1.44. Electricity supply	19/08/2022	18/08/2023
15.1.2.25. Gas and electricity consumption, by county and region	19/08/2022	18/08/2023
15.1.2.26. District heating and hot water supply, by county and region	19/08/2022	18/08/2023
Summary data
15.1.1.1. Principal data of environment, public utilities	30/11/2022	14/07/2023
Waste statistics
15.1.1.29. The volume of each type of waste by method of treatment	05/04/2023	05/04/2024
15.1.1.30. Amounts of hazardous waste by solidity	05/04/2023	05/04/2024
Water statistics
15.1.1.24. Subsurface water production by types of water	01/03/2023	01/03/2024
15.1.1.25. Public water abstraction and supply	30/11/2022	30/11/2023
15.1.1.26. Municipal sewerage	30/11/2022	30/11/2023
15.1.1.27. Municipal waste water treatment	30/11/2022	30/11/2023
15.1.1.28. Main surface water quality parameters of Hungarian rivers	01/03/2022	09/06/2023
15.8.1.1. Municipal waste water discharge and treatment	06/04/2021	–
Weather
15.1.2.12. Meteorological data per Observatory	09/05/2023	09/05/2024
15.1.2.13. Extreme weather values at certain measuring stations	09/05/2023	09/05/2024
15.9.2.1. Meteorological data of Budapest	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.2. Meteorological data of Debrecen	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.3. Meteorological data of Győr	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.4. Meteorological data of Kecskemét	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.5. Meteorological data of Kékestető	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.6. Meteorological data of Miskolc	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.7. Meteorological data of Napkor	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.8. Meteorological data of Pogány	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.9. Meteorological data of Siófok	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.10. Meteorological data of Szeged	20/01/2022	–
15.9.2.11. Meteorological data of Szombathely	20/01/2022	–
Weather, weather damage
15.1.1.37. Meteorological data of Hungary and Budapest	09/05/2023	09/05/2024
15.1.1.38. Extreme weather values	09/05/2023	09/05/2024
15.1.1.40. Prevention of damage caused by water, water damage and costs of defences	17/08/2022	17/08/2023
15.1.1.39. Area exposed to drought	27/01/2022	09/06/2023

Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data )	Latest update	Next update
Public utilities
Gas supply of countries	27/04/2023	20/10/2023
District heating and hot water supply	27/04/2023	20/10/2023
Consumers of district heating and hot water supply (since 2011)	27/04/2023	20/10/2023
Electricity supply - Consumers of electricity supply and data on electric network	17/10/2022	20/10/2023
Gas supply of countries	11/09/2013	–
Factual figures of forest management activities
Area occupied by tree species in forested areas	29/04/2022	–
Stock of game	24/06/2021	–
Logging	31/05/2021	–
Air emissions
Air Emissions by branches and households	07/10/2022	06/10/2023
Wastewater
Public waste water collection	09/05/2023	30/11/2023
Public waste water treatment	09/05/2023	30/11/2023
Public waste water discharges	09/05/2023	30/11/2023
Public water distribution	09/05/2023	30/11/2023
Public water supply	09/05/2023	30/11/2023
Public water abstraction	09/05/2023	30/11/2023
Disposal of household waste water which are not collected with public utilities	06/11/2017	–
Removal of household waste water which are not collected with public utilities	06/11/2017	–
Waste
Data of waste removal	06/03/2023	03/10/2023
Data of public area cleaning	06/03/2023	03/10/2023
Composition of separate collected municipal solid waste	06/03/2023	03/10/2023
Data of transfer plants and sorting plants	06/03/2023	03/10/2023
Recovery and disposal of municipial waste	06/03/2023	03/10/2023
Collection of Liquid Municipal Waste	09/12/2014	–
Collection of Liquid Municipal Waste(from 2004-)	09/12/2014	–
The form of waste collection and removal	15/10/2013	–
Data of Waste Removal in Unit of Capacity (2001-2003)	17/01/2011	–
Quantity of Disposed Waste per Capacity of Waste (2001-2003)	17/01/2011	–
Eco-industry and environmental protection expenditure
Environmental expenditures of the economy	05/12/2014	–
Environmental expenditures of the economy	05/12/2014	–
Environmental expenditures of the economy	05/12/2014	–
Environmental industry	27/03/2013	–
Environmental Protection Expenditure and Revenues of the National Economy	07/07/2009	–
Environmental Protection Expenditure and Revenues of the Business Sector	07/07/2009	–