Electricity generation from wind in Hungary
Hungary: Electricity generation from wind was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from wind in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from wind in Hungary is 0.6 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from wind in Hungary peaked at 0.77 terawatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 61st of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from wind in Hungary, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +175.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +81.8% |
| 2009 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +65.0% |
| 2010 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +60.6% |
| 2011 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.77 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | -13.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.6 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.46 terawatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.6 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.32 terawatt-hours, 45% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from wind in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +300.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours |
| 2007 | +175.0% | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.11 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0778 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.33 terawatt-hours | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.678 terawatt-hours | 0.53 terawatt-hours | 0.77 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6433 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from wind in Hungary?
- Electricity generation from wind in Hungary was 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from wind recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 terawatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from wind recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for electricity generation from wind?
- Hungary ranks 61st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.