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
Latest (2025)
7.34 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
19th
of 79 countries
All-time high
7.34 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.0074 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
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 79 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.
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Hungary, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0074 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0098 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.9% |
| 1967 | 0.008 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0092 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0085 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0093 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0097 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 kilowatt-hours per person | +100.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0156 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.014 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0129 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0137 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 kilowatt-hours per person | -23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0157 kilowatt-hours per person | +50.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0149 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.72 kilowatt-hours per person | +4725.7% |
| 1984 | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per person | +52.1% |
| 1985 | 1.88 kilowatt-hours per person | +71.3% |
| 1986 | 2.15 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 3.19 kilowatt-hours per person | +48.2% |
| 1988 | 3.92 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 4.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 4.03 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 4.03 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.11 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 4.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.15 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.15 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.21 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.15 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.16 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.22 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.25 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.2 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.37 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 3.82 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 4.69 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 4.48 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.97 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 5.63 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 5.76 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.62 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.61 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.53 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.79 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.94 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.98 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.98 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 6.35 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.55 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.66 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 7 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.23 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.09 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +4725.7% | 0.0149 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.72 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1975 | +100.1% | 0.0077 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0155 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1985 | +71.3% | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.88 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1984 | +52.1% | 0.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1981 | +50.2% | 0.0105 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0157 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1987 | +48.2% | 2.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.19 kilowatt-hours per person |
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
- 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 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 79 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.