Australia vs Hungary: Global primary energy use by source
Australia
9.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary
6.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
31st
Hungary rank
34th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Australia
- Hungary
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.41 terawatt-hours against 6.88 terawatt-hours in Hungary, a difference of 2.53 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Hungary's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 34th of 77 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8685 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8685 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.55 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.55 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.58 terawatt-hours | 0.1379 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.89 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 4.91 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | 6.3 terawatt-hours | 3.68 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 9.99 terawatt-hours | 6.26 terawatt-hours | 3.73 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Australia or Hungary?
- Australia, at 9.41 terawatt-hours against 6.88 terawatt-hours in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Australia and Hungary?
- 2.53 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hungary?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Hungary rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Australia ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 34th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.