Hungary vs Spain: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources

Hungary
75.3%
in 2025
Spain
74.6%
in 2025
Hungary rank
50th
Spain rank
52nd

Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time

  • Hungary
  • Spain
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 75.3% against 74.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Hungary ranks 50th and Spain ranks 52nd of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Unit
%
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 6,483 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.