Hungary vs Korea: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Hungary
19.2%
in 2025
Korea
15.5%
in 2025
Hungary rank
10th
Korea rank
12th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Hungary
- Korea
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 19.2% against 15.5% in Korea, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Korea ahead.
Hungary ranks 10th and Korea ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Korea |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 8.3% | 3.0% | Korea |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 12.5% | 1.8% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 15.5% | 1.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 13.5% | 4.7% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 14.8% | 3.7% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Hungary or Korea?
- Hungary, at 19.2% against 15.5% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Hungary and Korea?
- 3.7%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Korea rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Hungary ranks 10th and Korea ranks 12th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.