Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Hungary, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Hungary stood at 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Hungary peaked at 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
That places Hungary 19th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0074 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0098 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0118 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0077 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0156 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0105 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 16 Austria 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 17 Denmark 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 18 Spain 7.71 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 20 Russia 6.12 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 21 Belarus 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 22 Netherlands 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Hungary?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Hungary was 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Hungary rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Hungary ranks 19th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.