Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Hungary, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Hungary stood at 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.3% on the previous year and down 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Hungary peaked at 12.51 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 55th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 52 Pakistan 0.5189 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 53 Spain 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 54 Kuwait 0.4961 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 56 Mexico 0.4589 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 57 Italy 0.4044 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 58 Denmark 0.3614 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Hungary
- Fuel imports 8.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.3% (2025)
- Gas production 17.21 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,778 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 17.21 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 1,778 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 4.1% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.1% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 50.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Hungary?
- Coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Hungary was 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 12.51 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Hungary ranks 55th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.