Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Hungary
Hungary: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 23.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal 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 oil, gas and coal sources in Hungary stood at 23.3%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Hungary peaked at 66.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 165th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.0% | — |
| 1991 | 53.4% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 55.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 59.7% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | -8.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 23.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 38% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 23.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 72% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.4% | 51.0% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 48.7% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 35.5% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 23.3% | 37.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More energy & mining data for Hungary
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Hungary?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Hungary was 23.3% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Hungary ranks 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.