Hungary vs India: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Hungary
0.9328 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
India
0.9096 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Hungary rank
84th
India rank
87th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Hungary
  • India
11.522.53196519932022

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.9328 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.9096 kilowatt-hours per dollar in India, a difference of 0.0232 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 84th and India ranks 87th of 163 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary India Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9823 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.42 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hungary
1970s 2.77 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.74 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hungary
1980s 2.92 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.77 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hungary
1990s 2.8 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hungary
2000s 1.73 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5369 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hungary
2010s 1.18 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.03 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1437 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hungary
2020s 1.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9231 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0925 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Hungary or India?
Hungary, at 0.9328 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.9096 kilowatt-hours per dollar in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Hungary and India?
0.0232 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and India?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Hungary and India rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Hungary ranks 84th and India ranks 87th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity 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

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.