Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear in Hungary
Hungary: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear was 40.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear in Hungary, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear in Hungary stood at 40.0%.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear in Hungary peaked at 53.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1985.
That places Hungary 5th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24.2% | — |
| 1986 | 26.5% | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 36.9% | +39.5% |
| 1988 | 46.0% | +24.5% |
| 1989 | 46.9% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 45.8% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 44.1% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 41.9% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 40.4% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 39.5% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | -5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +39.5% | 26.5% | 36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.1% | 24.2% | 46.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 37.3% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 32.3% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 42.2% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 40.0% | 46.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More energy & mining data for Hungary
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear in Hungary?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear in Hungary was 40.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1985.
- How does Hungary rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear?
- Hungary ranks 5th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.