Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Hungary
Hungary: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Hungary stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Hungary peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.
That places Hungary 143rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -23.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +45.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +25.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 39% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More energy & mining data for Hungary
- 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)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 8.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Hungary?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Hungary was 0.6% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Hungary ranks 143rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.