Hungary vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Hungary
2.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
3.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary rank
29th
Netherlands rank
26th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Hungary
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.18 terawatt-hours against 2.79 terawatt-hours in Hungary, a difference of 0.39 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.005 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 1970s | 0.0051 terawatt-hours | 0.3352 terawatt-hours | 0.3301 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | -0.0564 terawatt-hours | 0.0576 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0.3372 terawatt-hours | 0.3152 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9209 terawatt-hours | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.2121 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 1.3 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.71 terawatt-hours | 8.43 terawatt-hours | 6.72 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Hungary or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.18 terawatt-hours against 2.79 terawatt-hours in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Hungary and Netherlands?
- 0.39 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Hungary ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 77 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 Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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.