Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Hungary
Hungary: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person was 3,147 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 3,147 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Hungary peaked at 3,147 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,122 kilowatt-hours, in 2003.
That places Hungary 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Hungary, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,342 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 1,343 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,366 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,353 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,379 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,380 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,402 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,385 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,382 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,403 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1,415 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,415 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,399 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,122 kilowatt-hours | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 1,274 kilowatt-hours | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 1,560 kilowatt-hours | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 1,488 kilowatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1,650 kilowatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 1,714 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1,832 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1,882 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1,850 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,858 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,835 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,907 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1,936 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,967 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2,001 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,995 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,148 kilowatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 2,213 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2,359 kilowatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 2,424 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2,612 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 2,892 kilowatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 3,147 kilowatt-hours | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,374 kilowatt-hours | 1,342 kilowatt-hours | 1,403 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,487 kilowatt-hours | 1,122 kilowatt-hours | 1,832 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,938 kilowatt-hours | 1,835 kilowatt-hours | 2,148 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,608 kilowatt-hours | 2,213 kilowatt-hours | 3,147 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More climate change data for Hungary
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 964.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,564 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 91.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 134.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Hungary?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Hungary was 3,147 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3,147 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,122 kilowatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Hungary rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Hungary ranks 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. 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.