Chile vs Hungary: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Chile
1.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary
1.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
24th
Hungary rank
27th
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Chile
- Hungary
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.93 terawatt-hours against 1.54 terawatt-hours in Hungary, a difference of 0.39 terawatt-hours.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Hungary ahead.
Chile ranks 24th and Hungary ranks 27th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.63 terawatt-hours | 0.1496 terawatt-hours | 0.4804 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.43 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 0.8868 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Chile or Hungary?
- Chile, at 1.93 terawatt-hours against 1.54 terawatt-hours in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Chile and Hungary?
- 0.39 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Hungary?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Hungary rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Chile ranks 24th and Hungary ranks 27th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.