Hungary energy mix & electricity
Power plants in Hungary produced 40.2 TWh of electricity in 2025. The biggest single contributor is nuclear power with 40%; solar power adds 27.3% and natural gas 20.3%.
Electricity generation by source in 2025
Share of electricity generation by source, with the change in percentage points over the last ten years.
| Source | TWh | Share | 10-yr Δ pp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 16.1 | 40% | −12.2 |
| Solar | 10.98 | 27.3% | +26.8 |
| Gas | 8.15 | 20.3% | +3.4 |
| Bioenergy | 2.39 | 5.9% | −1.2 |
| Coal | 1.38 | 3.4% | −15.7 |
| Wind | 0.6 | 1.5% | −0.8 |
| Oil | 0.4 | 1% | −0.3 |
| Hydro | 0.23 | 0.6% | −0.2 |
| Other renewables | 0.01 | 0% | 0 |
| Total | 40.24 | 100% |
Hungary: electricity in context
Power plants in Hungary produced 40.2 TWh of electricity in 2025. That puts it in the same league as Nigeria. The biggest single contributor is nuclear power with 40%; solar power adds 27.3% and natural gas 20.3%.
Renewables supplied 35.3% of the electricity, which ranks Hungary 83rd of 158 countries. That is almost exactly the world average of 33.8%. It is also below the average for Europe (41.6%). The EU-27 average is higher, at 47.7%. Add nuclear power (40%) and low-carbon sources reach 75.3% of generation. Generating one kWh emits about 163 g CO₂e here (world average: 458 g). That makes the grid comfortably cleaner than the global average. In the cleanest-grid ranking, Hungary is 40th of 158.
The decade’s big winner is solar power, up 10.8 TWh between 2015 and 2025 (plus 26.8 percentage points of the mix). Coal moved the other way, falling by 4.4 TWh. The net effect: renewables gained 24.7 percentage points of share since 2015. Total generation grew by 9.9 TWh over the same period. Carbon intensity dropped from 299 to 163 g/kWh, a 45% cut.
The coal phase-down is well under way: 19.1% of generation in 2015, 3.4% by 2025. In absolute terms, coal generation peaked in 1999 at 10.2 TWh and has since fallen 86%.
Solar (27.3%) and wind (1.5%) now add up to 28.8% of generation; the global figure is 17.3%. Per person, that is 1,140 kWh of solar electricity a year, 3.4× the global average. In solar electricity per person, Hungary ranks 7th in the world. Wind adds 62 kWh per person. Solar first passed 1% of the mix in 2017.
Generation per person is 4,178 kWh a year, close to the world average of 3,860 kWh. Hungary is a net importer of electricity, buying 8.7 TWh more than it sells, about 18% of its demand.
How the power mix has changed
Electricity generation by source since 1990. Switch to shares to see the structural shift independent of demand growth.
Renewables and carbon intensity
Hungary against the world, Europe and EU-27 averages.
Total energy: beyond electricity
Primary energy covers transport, heating and industry too. Renewables supply 12.7% of primary energy and fossil fuels 72.2% (2024). Per person, that is 26,952 kWh a year (world: 21,654).
Substitution method: non-fossil electricity is converted to the primary energy a fossil plant would have needed.
Domestic extraction of coal, gas and oil, in energy terms.
Power plants in Hungary
The 18 power plants recorded in Hungary add up to 6.3 GW of capacity, 47% of it Gas. The largest is Paksi Atomerőmű at 1,887 MW. The database was last updated in 2021, so newer wind and solar farms and rooftop PV are under-represented.
Largest power plants
| # | Plant | Fuel | Capacity MW | Commissioned | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paksi Atomerőmű | Nuclear | 1,887 | — | — |
| 2 | Matra power station | Coal | 884 | 1983 | Kraftwerk Mátra gAG |
| 3 | Tiszai Erőmű | Gas | 864 | — | — |
| 4 | Dunamenti Erőmű | Gas | 841 | — | — |
| 5 | Gönyűi Erőmű | Gas | 427 | — | — |
| 6 | Alpiq Csepel Erőmű | Gas | 401 | — | — |
| 7 | Oroszlány power station | Coal | 250 | 1962 | MVM Vertesi Eromu Zrt |
| 8 | Kelenföldi Erőmű | Gas | 173 | — | — |
| 9 | Lőrinci Gázturbinás Erőmű | Oil | 170 | — | — |
| 10 | Kispesti Erőmű | Gas | 109 | — | — |
| 11 | Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű | Gas | 95 | — | — |
| 12 | Bakony power station | Coal | 60 | 1957 | Bakony |
| 13 | GREENERGY szabályozási központ | Gas | 46 | — | — |
| 14 | Dunai | Solar | 21 | — | — |
| 15 | Paks | Solar | 21 | — | — |
Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Explore all 18 plants on the interactive power plant map.
Solar & wind farms: Hungary
813 utility-scale facilities tracked by Global Energy Monitor (2026): 4.1 GW of solar and 319 MW of wind operating, plus 447 MW under construction or planned.
How does Hungary compare?
Hungary next to 6 neighbouring countries, plus regional and world averages. Click a column to sort; use “Compare” for full side-by-side charts.
| Country | Renewable % | Low-carbon % | Fossil % | gCO₂/kWh | kWh / person | Generation TWh | Mix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 35.3% | 75.3% | 24.7% | 163 | 4,178 | 40.2 | — | |
| Slovakia | 18.7% | 85.2% | 14.8% | 95 | 5,315 | 29.1 | Compare | |
| Serbia | 27.8% | 27.8% | 72.2% | 696 | 5,475 | 36.6 | Compare | |
| Romania | 47% | 67.5% | 32.5% | 251 | 2,634 | 49.8 | Compare | |
| Slovenia | 39.6% | 78.9% | 21.1% | 183 | 7,010 | 14.8 | Compare | |
| Austria | 83.6% | 83.6% | 16.4% | 117 | 8,034 | 73.2 | Compare | |
| Ukraine | 16.4% | 72.2% | 27.8% | 250 | 2,717 | 112 | Compare | |
| Europe average | 41.6% | 62% | 38% | 271 | 6,203 | 4,626 | Compare | |
| European Union (EU-27) average | 47.7% | 71.1% | 28.9% | 210 | 6,230 | 2,797 | Compare | |
| World average | 33.8% | 42.6% | 57.4% | 458 | 3,860 | 31,772 | Compare |
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Sources & references
- Our World in Data: Energy dataset (CC BY 4.0) — compiled from the sources below
- Ember: Yearly Electricity Data — generation, shares, carbon intensity
- Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy — primary energy, fossil production
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Energy Data — gap-filling for smaller countries
- World Resources Institute: Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0) — power plant locations and capacity
Electricity data: Ember and Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); latest year 2025. Power plants: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). Rankings exclude systems under 1 TWh and values older than 2020. Figures may be revised by the original publishers.