Fossil electricity share in Hungary
Oil, gas and coal produced 23.3% of electricity in Hungary in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Hungary, 2025
23.3%
Change from 2024
−2.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Fossil electricity share in Hungary over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.3% | – |
| 2024 | 25.4% | – |
| 2023 | 27.7% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.1 percentage points from 25.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.5%, the figure has changed by −13.2 percentage points.
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Net energy imports
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Energy import dependency
48.9%
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Electricity price for households
€0.1139 per kWh
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Natural gas price for households
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