Austria vs Hungary: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Austria
73.89 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary
86.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
54th
Hungary rank
52nd
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Austria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 86.01 terawatt-hours against 73.89 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 12.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 54th and Hungary ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.39 terawatt-hours | 22.35 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 1970s | 41.48 terawatt-hours | 58.31 terawatt-hours | 16.83 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 1980s | 50.36 terawatt-hours | 102.15 terawatt-hours | 51.78 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 1990s | 72.71 terawatt-hours | 105.98 terawatt-hours | 33.27 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2000s | 87.12 terawatt-hours | 126.47 terawatt-hours | 39.35 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2010s | 85.96 terawatt-hours | 96.72 terawatt-hours | 10.76 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2020s | 77.58 terawatt-hours | 92.1 terawatt-hours | 14.52 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Austria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 86.01 terawatt-hours against 73.89 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Austria and Hungary?
- 12.12 terawatt-hours, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Austria ranks 54th and Hungary ranks 52nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.