Hungary vs United States of America: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Hungary
0.5%
in 2025
United States of America
0.4%
in 2025
Hungary rank
16th
United States of America rank
17th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Hungary
- United States of America
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 10.5% | 25.0% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Hungary |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.3% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, Hungary or United States of America?
- Hungary, at 0.5% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Hungary and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States of America?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and United States of America rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Hungary ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th of 36 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 percentage change in primary energy from nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.