Hungary vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Hungary
0.0139 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
0.4799 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
20th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Hungary
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4799 terawatt-hours against 0.0139 terawatt-hours in Hungary, a difference of 0.466 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 34.6 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Hungary ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 20th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0.4044 terawatt-hours | 0.3994 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0051 terawatt-hours | 0.6807 terawatt-hours | 0.6756 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0.4115 terawatt-hours | 0.4103 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | 0.0361 terawatt-hours | 0.0338 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0047 terawatt-hours | 0.1298 terawatt-hours | 0.1251 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0.1436 terawatt-hours | 0.1445 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0043 terawatt-hours | -0.241 terawatt-hours | 0.2453 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Hungary or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.4799 terawatt-hours against 0.0139 terawatt-hours in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Hungary and New Zealand?
- 0.466 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Hungary ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 20th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.