Share of electricity production by source in Hungary
Hungary: Share of electricity production by source was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity production by source in Hungary stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.6% on the previous year and down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Hungary peaked at 30.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2025.
That places Hungary 62nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.1% | — |
| 1991 | 26.8% | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -46.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 3.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 10.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 25.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 17.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 11.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 3.4% | 10.6% | 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 production by source in Hungary?
- Share of electricity production by source in Hungary was 3.4% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Hungary ranks 62nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 production by source. 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.