Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Hungary
Hungary: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 30.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 30.31 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Hungary peaked at 30.31 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.34 terawatt-hours, in 2003.
That places Hungary 48th 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 in Hungary, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.93 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 13.94 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.17 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 14.01 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 14.26 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 14.25 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.44 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 14.24 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.17 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 14.34 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 14.42 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.39 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.18 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.34 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 12.85 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 15.7 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 14.95 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 16.56 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 17.17 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.32 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 18.78 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 18.4 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.43 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.15 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 18.81 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 19.05 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 19.3 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 19.58 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 19.5 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.99 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 21.58 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 22.9 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 23.47 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 25.3 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 27.98 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 30.31 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 30.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.82 terawatt-hours, 3.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 30.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.21 terawatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.18 terawatt-hours | 13.93 terawatt-hours | 14.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.99 terawatt-hours | 11.34 terawatt-hours | 18.32 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1 terawatt-hours | 18.15 terawatt-hours | 20.99 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.26 terawatt-hours | 21.58 terawatt-hours | 30.31 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More climate change data for Hungary
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 285.10 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Hungary?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Hungary was 30.31 terawatt-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 recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 30.31 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.34 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Hungary rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Hungary ranks 48th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.