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 209 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.
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
- 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 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 209 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.