Egypt vs Hungary: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Egypt
31.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary
30.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
45th
Hungary rank
48th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Egypt
- Hungary
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 31.98 terawatt-hours against 30.31 terawatt-hours in Hungary, a difference of 1.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.
Egypt ranks 45th and Hungary ranks 48th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.05 terawatt-hours | 14.18 terawatt-hours | 3.13 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2000s | 14.19 terawatt-hours | 14.99 terawatt-hours | 0.801 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2010s | 15.66 terawatt-hours | 19.1 terawatt-hours | 3.44 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2020s | 26.54 terawatt-hours | 25.26 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Egypt or Hungary?
- Egypt, at 31.98 terawatt-hours against 30.31 terawatt-hours in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Egypt and Hungary?
- 1.67 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Hungary?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Hungary rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Egypt ranks 45th and Hungary ranks 48th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.