Greece vs Hungary: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Greece
0.5%
in 2025
Hungary
0.6%
in 2025
Greece rank
142nd
Hungary rank
139th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Greece
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 142nd and Hungary ranks 139th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Hungary in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 1.9% | 4.9% | Greece |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 4.9% | 2.4% | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.4% | 3.1% | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.4% | -1.2% | 3.6% | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.4% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 2010s | -2.6% | 0.1% | 2.7% | Hungary |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -1.5% | 1.5% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Greece or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Greece and Hungary?
- 0.1%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Greece ranks 142nd and Hungary ranks 139th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.