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
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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

Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

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.