Share of primary energy from gas in Hungary
Hungary: Share of primary energy from gas was 33.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas in Hungary, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from gas in Hungary stood at 33.9%.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Hungary peaked at 47.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1965.
That places Hungary 29th out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 7.4% | — |
| 1966 | 9.0% | +22.4% |
| 1967 | 12.1% | +34.5% |
| 1968 | 14.7% | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 16.3% | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 17.0% | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 17.1% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 17.9% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 19.6% | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 20.3% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 23.9% | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 26.8% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 28.8% | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 29.8% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 31.0% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 30.7% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 32.7% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 31.0% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 31.4% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 34.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 40.2% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | +3.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 33.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 33.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +34.5% | 9.0% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 7.4% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 21.4% | 17.0% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 28.8% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 31.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 38.2% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 33.4% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 32.7% | 38.0% | 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 primary energy from gas in Hungary?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Hungary was 33.9% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1965.
- How does Hungary rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.