Denmark vs Hungary: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
0.3614 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hungary
0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
59th
Hungary rank
56th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.3614 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.1048 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Hungary ahead.
Denmark ranks 59th and Hungary ranks 56th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Hungary in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Hungary |
| 1970s | 5.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Hungary |
| 1980s | 14.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.84 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 15.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 9.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.11 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1244 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.3614 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Hungary?
- 0.1048 kilowatt-hours per person, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hungary?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Hungary rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 59th and Hungary ranks 56th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.