Hungary vs Italy: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Hungary
26,331 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
25,991 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hungary rank
70th
Italy rank
71st
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hungary
- Italy
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 26,331 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,991 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 340 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 70th and Italy ranks 71st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,710 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,397 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 25,387 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,100 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,713 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 31,128 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,850 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,277 kilowatt-hours per person | Hungary |
| 1990s | 28,598 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,626 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,028 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 29,161 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,546 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,385 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 26,834 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,448 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,613 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 27,183 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,504 kilowatt-hours per person | 679.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Hungary or Italy?
- Hungary, at 26,331 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,991 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Hungary and Italy?
- 340 kilowatt-hours per person, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Hungary ranks 70th and Italy ranks 71st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person 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.