Renewable electricity share in Hungary

Renewable sources supplied 28.3% of electricity consumption in Hungary in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Share of renewable energy in electricity Unit: % of gross electricity consumption Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Hungary, 2025 28.3%p (Provisional) % of gross electricity consumption
Change from 2024 +4.2percentage points 2024: 24.1%
European Union, 2025 49.9%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 45.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 24th of 30 See the full ranking

Renewable electricity share in Hungary over time

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% of gross electricity consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of renewable energy in electricity (% of gross electricity consumption), 2004 to 2025
Period HungaryEuropean Union
2025 28.3%p (provisional) 49.9%p (provisional)
2024 24.1% 47.5%
2023 19.5% 45.4%
2022 15.3% 41.2%
2021 13.7% 37.8%
2020 11.9% 37.4%
2019 10.0% 34.1%
2018 8.3% 32.1%
2017 7.5% 31.1%
2016 7.3% 30.2%
2015 7.3% 29.7%
2014 7.3% 28.6%
2013 6.6% 26.8%
2012 6.1% 25.1%
2011 6.4% 23.3%
2010 7.1% 21.3%
2009 7.0% 20.7%
2008 5.3% 18.5%
2007 4.2% 17.6%
2006 3.5% 16.9%
2005 4.4% 16.4%
2004 2.2% 15.9%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.2 percentage points from 24.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 7.3%, the figure has changed by +21.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 24th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.9%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nrg_ind_ren · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A nrg_bal=REN_ELC unit=PC
Observation period
2004 to 2025 for Hungary
Provider update
15 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat