Denmark vs Hungary: Net electricity imports

Denmark
7.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary
8.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
13th
Hungary rank
12th

Net electricity imports over time

  • Denmark
  • Hungary
-20-10010199020072025

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 8.66 terawatt-hours against 7.37 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 1.29 terawatt-hours.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Hungary ranks 12th of 214 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Hungary Difference Ahead
1990s -2.49 terawatt-hours 3.5 terawatt-hours 5.99 terawatt-hours Hungary
2000s -1.81 terawatt-hours 5.21 terawatt-hours 7.02 terawatt-hours Hungary
2010s 3.59 terawatt-hours 11.13 terawatt-hours 7.54 terawatt-hours Hungary
2020s 4.55 terawatt-hours 11.18 terawatt-hours 6.62 terawatt-hours Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Denmark or Hungary?
Hungary, at 8.66 terawatt-hours against 7.37 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Denmark and Hungary?
1.29 terawatt-hours, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hungary?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Hungary rank globally for net electricity imports?
Denmark ranks 13th and Hungary ranks 12th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.