Greece vs Hungary: Annual change in primary energy use
Greece
1.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary
1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
71st
Hungary rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Greece
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1.53 terawatt-hours against 1.52 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 71st and Hungary ranks 70th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Hungary in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.78 terawatt-hours | 3.44 terawatt-hours | 2.34 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1970s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 12.2 terawatt-hours | 2.67 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 1980s | 7.73 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 6.56 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1990s | 7.1 terawatt-hours | -4.01 terawatt-hours | 11.1 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.79 terawatt-hours | -1.36 terawatt-hours | 5.15 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2010s | -9.1 terawatt-hours | 0.0251 terawatt-hours | 9.12 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2020s | -0.9997 terawatt-hours | -4.2 terawatt-hours | 3.2 terawatt-hours | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Greece or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 1.53 terawatt-hours against 1.52 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Greece and Hungary?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Greece ranks 71st and Hungary ranks 70th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.