Share of electricity generation from gas in Hungary
Hungary: Share of electricity generation from gas was 20.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 20.3% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2025.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Hungary peaked at 38.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1993.
Hungary ranks 69th of 206 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.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.7% | — |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | +7.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 20.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 20.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 12.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 18.8% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 14.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 18.8% | 26.7% | 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 electricity generation from gas in Hungary?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Hungary was 20.3% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1993.
- How does Hungary rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Hungary ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.