Electricity production from coal sources in Hungary
Hungary: Electricity production from coal sources was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Hungary, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Hungary is 6.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Hungary peaked at 30.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2024.
That places Hungary 59th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.5% | — |
| 1991 | 27.2% | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 29.3% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 26.1% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 17.9% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 12.2% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 6.4% | 11.0% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Hungary?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Hungary was 6.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Hungary ranks 59th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.