Share of electricity generation from renewables in Hungary
Hungary: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 35.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 35.3% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 232.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Hungary peaked at 35.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
That places Hungary 97th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -22.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +52.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +188.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +87.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +19.3% |
| 2025 | 35.3% | +12.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 35.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.7%, 1.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 35.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.1%, 73% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +188.4% | 1.0% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 15.8% | 35.3% | 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 renewables in Hungary?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Hungary was 35.3% 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 renewables recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Hungary ranks 97th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.