Electricity demand per person in Hungary
Hungary: Electricity demand per person was 5,077 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 5,077 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Hungary peaked at 5,077 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,389 kilowatt-hours, in 1992.
Hungary ranks 63rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,596 kilowatt-hours | 3,389 kilowatt-hours | 3,814 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,118 kilowatt-hours | 3,791 kilowatt-hours | 4,385 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,469 kilowatt-hours | 4,262 kilowatt-hours | 4,796 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,948 kilowatt-hours | 4,780 kilowatt-hours | 5,077 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More energy & mining data for Hungary
- 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)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 4.1% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.1% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 50.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Hungary?
- Electricity demand per person in Hungary was 5,077 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 5,077 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,389 kilowatt-hours in 1992.
- How does Hungary rank for electricity demand per person?
- Hungary ranks 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.