Hungary Electricity History, 1990 to 2025

Hungary generated 28.4 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 40.1 TWh in 2025. Hungary's electricity demand peaked at 49.1 TWh in 2025. The carbon intensity of Hungary's electricity went from 415 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 162 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics; Ember's series for Hungary starts in 1990.

Key Facts

Hungary generated 28.4 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 40.1 TWh in 2025.
Hungary's electricity demand peaked at 49.1 TWh in 2025.
The carbon intensity of Hungary's electricity went from 415 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 162 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Hungary's lowest carbon intensity on record was 162 gCO2/kWh, in 2025.
Solar's share of Hungary's electricity went from 0.0% in 1990 to 27.1% in 2025, the largest change of any source.

Generation and Demand

1990 to 2025, TWh

Hungary generated 28.4 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 40.1 TWh in 2025.

Annual statistics through 2025, TWh

Hungary electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025
Year	Generation	Demand
1990	28.4 TWh	39.6 TWh
1991	30.0 TWh	37.3 TWh
1992	31.7 TWh	35.2 TWh
1993	32.9 TWh	35.4 TWh
1994	33.5 TWh	35.6 TWh
1995	34.0 TWh	36.4 TWh
1996	35.1 TWh	37.3 TWh
1997	35.4 TWh	37.6 TWh
1998	37.2 TWh	37.9 TWh
1999	37.8 TWh	38.9 TWh
2000	35.2 TWh	38.6 TWh
2001	36.4 TWh	39.6 TWh
2002	36.2 TWh	40.4 TWh
2003	34.1 TWh	41.1 TWh
2004	33.7 TWh	41.2 TWh
2005	35.8 TWh	42.0 TWh
2006	35.9 TWh	43.1 TWh
2007	40.0 TWh	44.0 TWh
2008	40.0 TWh	43.9 TWh
2009	35.9 TWh	41.4 TWh
2010	37.4 TWh	42.6 TWh
2011	36.0 TWh	42.7 TWh
2012	34.6 TWh	42.6 TWh
2013	30.3 TWh	42.2 TWh
2014	29.4 TWh	42.8 TWh
2015	30.3 TWh	44.0 TWh
2016	31.9 TWh	44.6 TWh
2017	32.9 TWh	45.8 TWh
2018	32.1 TWh	46.4 TWh
2019	34.3 TWh	46.9 TWh
2020	34.9 TWh	46.6 TWh
2021	36.1 TWh	48.9 TWh
2022	35.8 TWh	47.9 TWh
2023	35.5 TWh	46.6 TWh
2024	38.0 TWh	48.7 TWh
2025	40.1 TWh	49.1 TWh

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Carbon Intensity

gCO2 per kWh generated

The carbon intensity of Hungary's electricity went from 415 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 162 gCO2/kWh in 2025.

Annual statistics through 2025

Hungary carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025
Year	Carbon intensity
1990	415 gCO2/kWh
1991	417 gCO2/kWh
1992	443 gCO2/kWh
1993	454 gCO2/kWh
1994	445 gCO2/kWh
1995	450 gCO2/kWh
1996	452 gCO2/kWh
1997	459 gCO2/kWh
1998	463 gCO2/kWh
1999	466 gCO2/kWh
2000	451 gCO2/kWh
2001	439 gCO2/kWh
2002	432 gCO2/kWh
2003	469 gCO2/kWh
2004	431 gCO2/kWh
2005	383 gCO2/kWh
2006	390 gCO2/kWh
2007	386 gCO2/kWh
2008	376 gCO2/kWh
2009	344 gCO2/kWh
2010	341 gCO2/kWh
2011	341 gCO2/kWh
2012	333 gCO2/kWh
2013	318 gCO2/kWh
2014	300 gCO2/kWh
2015	298 gCO2/kWh
2016	300 gCO2/kWh
2017	290 gCO2/kWh
2018	284 gCO2/kWh
2019	266 gCO2/kWh
2020	257 gCO2/kWh
2021	239 gCO2/kWh
2022	229 gCO2/kWh
2023	196 gCO2/kWh
2024	184 gCO2/kWh
2025	162 gCO2/kWh

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Every Year

Year	Generation	Demand	Net imports	Carbon intensity	Low carbon share
2025	40.1 TWh	49.1 TWh	9.00 TWh	162 gCO2/kWh	75.4%
2024	38.0 TWh	48.7 TWh	10.7 TWh	184 gCO2/kWh	73.6%
2023	35.5 TWh	46.6 TWh	11.1 TWh	196 gCO2/kWh	71.2%
2022	35.8 TWh	47.9 TWh	12.2 TWh	229 gCO2/kWh	65.6%
2021	36.1 TWh	48.9 TWh	12.8 TWh	239 gCO2/kWh	63.4%
2020	34.9 TWh	46.6 TWh	11.7 TWh	257 gCO2/kWh	61.8%
2019	34.3 TWh	46.9 TWh	12.6 TWh	266 gCO2/kWh	61.2%
2018	32.1 TWh	46.4 TWh	14.4 TWh	284 gCO2/kWh	60.8%
2017	32.9 TWh	45.8 TWh	12.9 TWh	290 gCO2/kWh	59.5%
2016	31.9 TWh	44.6 TWh	12.7 TWh	300 gCO2/kWh	60.5%
2015	30.3 TWh	44.0 TWh	13.7 TWh	298 gCO2/kWh	62.8%
2014	29.4 TWh	42.8 TWh	13.4 TWh	300 gCO2/kWh	64.0%
2013	30.3 TWh	42.2 TWh	11.9 TWh	318 gCO2/kWh	60.0%
2012	34.6 TWh	42.6 TWh	7.97 TWh	333 gCO2/kWh	53.2%
2011	36.0 TWh	42.7 TWh	6.64 TWh	341 gCO2/kWh	51.1%
2010	37.4 TWh	42.6 TWh	5.20 TWh	341 gCO2/kWh	50.3%
2009	35.9 TWh	41.4 TWh	5.51 TWh	344 gCO2/kWh	51.0%
2008	40.0 TWh	43.9 TWh	3.90 TWh	376 gCO2/kWh	42.9%
2007	40.0 TWh	44.0 TWh	3.99 TWh	386 gCO2/kWh	41.5%
2006	35.9 TWh	43.1 TWh	7.21 TWh	390 gCO2/kWh	41.7%
2005	35.8 TWh	42.0 TWh	6.23 TWh	383 gCO2/kWh	43.9%
2004	33.7 TWh	41.2 TWh	7.47 TWh	431 gCO2/kWh	38.1%
2003	34.1 TWh	41.1 TWh	6.94 TWh	469 gCO2/kWh	33.2%
2002	36.2 TWh	40.4 TWh	4.26 TWh	432 gCO2/kWh	39.2%
2001	36.4 TWh	39.6 TWh	3.17 TWh	439 gCO2/kWh	39.5%
2000	35.2 TWh	38.6 TWh	3.44 TWh	451 gCO2/kWh	41.0%
1999	37.8 TWh	38.9 TWh	1.06 TWh	466 gCO2/kWh	37.9%
1998	37.2 TWh	37.9 TWh	740 GWh	463 gCO2/kWh	38.1%
1997	35.4 TWh	37.6 TWh	2.15 TWh	459 gCO2/kWh	40.2%
1996	35.1 TWh	37.3 TWh	2.20 TWh	452 gCO2/kWh	41.2%
1995	34.0 TWh	36.4 TWh	2.41 TWh	450 gCO2/kWh	41.9%
1994	33.5 TWh	35.6 TWh	2.03 TWh	445 gCO2/kWh	42.6%
1993	32.9 TWh	35.4 TWh	2.47 TWh	454 gCO2/kWh	42.6%
1992	31.7 TWh	35.2 TWh	3.47 TWh	443 gCO2/kWh	44.7%
1991	30.0 TWh	37.3 TWh	7.35 TWh	417 gCO2/kWh	46.5%
1990	28.4 TWh	39.6 TWh	11.2 TWh	415 gCO2/kWh	49.0%

Share of Generation by Source

Percent of total generation

Year	Coal	Gas	Other fossil	Nuclear	Hydro	Wind	Solar	Bioenergy	Other renewables
2025	3.3%	20.3%	1.0%	40.1%	0.6%	1.5%	27.1%	6.0%	0.1%
2024	6.4%	18.8%	1.2%	42.2%	0.6%	1.8%	24.2%	4.8%	0.0%
2023	7.0%	20.5%	1.3%	44.8%	0.6%	1.8%	19.5%	4.4%	0.1%
2022	8.4%	24.8%	1.3%	44.2%	0.5%	1.7%	13.2%	6.0%	0.0%
2021	8.3%	26.7%	1.5%	44.3%	0.6%	1.8%	10.5%	6.2%	0.0%
2020	10.6%	26.0%	1.6%	46.0%	0.7%	1.9%	7.0%	6.2%	0.1%
2019	11.8%	25.4%	1.6%	47.5%	0.6%	2.1%	4.4%	6.5%	0.1%
2018	14.6%	22.7%	1.9%	49.1%	0.7%	1.9%	2.0%	7.2%	0.0%
2017	15.0%	23.9%	1.6%	48.9%	0.7%	2.3%	1.1%	6.5%	0.0%
2016	17.7%	20.3%	1.5%	50.3%	0.8%	2.1%	0.8%	6.5%	0.0%
2015	19.1%	16.9%	1.3%	52.2%	0.8%	2.3%	0.5%	7.1%	0.0%
2014	20.4%	14.4%	1.2%	53.3%	1.0%	2.3%	0.2%	7.3%	0.0%
2013	20.8%	18.3%	0.9%	50.8%	0.7%	2.4%	0.1%	6.1%	0.0%
2012	18.3%	27.2%	1.3%	45.6%	0.6%	2.2%	0.0%	4.8%	0.0%
2011	18.0%	29.8%	1.1%	43.6%	0.6%	1.8%	0.0%	5.2%	0.0%
2010	16.7%	31.1%	2.0%	42.2%	0.5%	1.4%	0.0%	6.2%	0.0%
2009	17.7%	29.0%	2.3%	43.0%	0.6%	0.9%	0.0%	6.5%	0.0%
2008	17.7%	37.9%	1.5%	37.0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	4.9%	0.0%
2007	18.4%	38.1%	2.0%	36.7%	0.5%	0.3%	0.0%	3.9%	0.0%
2006	19.5%	36.7%	2.1%	37.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.0%	3.5%	0.0%
2005	19.6%	34.6%	1.8%	38.7%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	4.6%	0.0%
2004	24.3%	34.8%	2.9%	35.3%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	2.2%	0.0%
2003	26.9%	34.8%	5.1%	32.3%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
2002	24.8%	29.7%	6.2%	38.6%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2001	24.3%	24.3%	11.9%	38.8%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
2000	27.3%	18.8%	13.0%	40.3%	0.5%	n/a	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
1999	26.9%	20.7%	14.5%	37.3%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
1998	25.7%	19.7%	16.5%	37.5%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
1997	26.5%	16.2%	17.0%	39.5%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
1996	27.4%	18.2%	13.3%	40.4%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
1995	26.7%	15.3%	16.1%	41.2%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
1994	26.0%	14.4%	17.0%	41.9%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
1993	27.4%	12.4%	17.6%	41.9%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
1992	28.8%	13.3%	13.3%	44.1%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
1991	26.8%	16.8%	9.9%	45.8%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
1990	30.1%	15.7%	5.2%	48.3%	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.

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@misc{wpm_countries_hungary_history_2025,
  title = {{Hungary Electricity History, 1990 to 2025}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2025},
  note = {Data as of 2025. Data from Ember.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/countries/hungary/history/}
}

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