Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Hungary
Hungary: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 163.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 163.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Hungary peaked at 468.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2003 and was at its lowest, 163.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 168th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 446.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 414.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 466.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 410.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 343.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 468.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 307.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 266.04 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 341.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 211.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 163.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 257.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 165 Slovenia 183.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 166 Guinea 181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 167 Belize 170.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 169 Ecuador 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 170 Croatia 158.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 171 Sudan 153.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Hungary
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 9.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 6.73 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.18 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Hungary?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Hungary was 163.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 468.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2003.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 163.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Hungary ranks 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.