Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Hungary
Hungary: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 3.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Hungary, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Hungary is 3.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Hungary peaked at 6.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2012.
Hungary ranks 50th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.0% | — |
| 1991 | 5.3% | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 4 |
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- 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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Hungary?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Hungary was 3.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2012.
- How does Hungary rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Hungary ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.