Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Hungary
Hungary: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 18.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Hungary, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Hungary stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Hungary peaked at 18.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 121st of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.9% | — |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +57.5% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +11.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 18.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 1.5× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 18.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.1%, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +57.5% | 4.6% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 18.3% | 4 |
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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Hungary?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Hungary was 18.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Hungary ranks 121st out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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