Finland vs Hungary: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Finland
-2.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary
-1.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
49th
Hungary rank
47th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Finland
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports -1.51 terawatt-hours against -2.65 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 1.14 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Hungary ahead.
Finland ranks 49th and Hungary ranks 47th of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.87 terawatt-hours | 13.18 terawatt-hours | 4.32 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 1980s | -0.3415 terawatt-hours | -3.04 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | -4.09 terawatt-hours | 5.57 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | -0.7774 terawatt-hours | -2.69 terawatt-hours | 1.91 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | -4.5 terawatt-hours | -0.4482 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2020s | -8.34 terawatt-hours | -5.81 terawatt-hours | 2.53 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Finland or Hungary?
- Hungary, at -1.51 terawatt-hours against -2.65 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Finland and Hungary?
- 1.14 terawatt-hours, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Hungary?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Hungary rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Finland ranks 49th and Hungary ranks 47th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.