Net energy imports in Hungary
Net imports covered 49.5% of energy use in Hungary in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1995.
Hungary, 2024
49.5%
Change from 2023
−13.0percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
44th of 139
Net energy imports in Hungary over time
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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.5% | – |
| 2023 | 62.5% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 60.8% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | 55.5% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −13.0 percentage points from 62.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 59.7%, the figure has changed by −10.3 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 44th highest value.
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Fossil electricity share
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Renewable energy share
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Electricity price for households
€0.1139 per kWh
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