Hungary vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Hungary
2.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Hungary
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.79 terawatt-hours against 2.21 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Hungary ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.041 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0051 terawatt-hours | 0.0913 terawatt-hours | 0.0862 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0.1339 terawatt-hours | 0.1327 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0.138 terawatt-hours | 0.116 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.9209 terawatt-hours | -0.021 terawatt-hours | 0.9419 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.2121 terawatt-hours | 0.2045 terawatt-hours | 0.0075 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2020s | 1.71 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.6386 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Hungary or Sri Lanka?
- Hungary, at 2.79 terawatt-hours against 2.21 terawatt-hours in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Hungary and Sri Lanka?
- 0.58 terawatt-hours, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Hungary ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd 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.