Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Hungary
Hungary: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 51,881 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Hungary, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 51,881 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Hungary peaked at 76,700 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13,790 TJ, in 1991.
Hungary ranks 60th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Hungary, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,462 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 13,790 TJ | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 14,309 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 14,684 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 14,675 TJ | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 14,871 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 15,508 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 14,501 TJ | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 15,792 TJ | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 29,230 TJ | +85.1% |
| 2000 | 28,545 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 29,928 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 29,689 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 29,864 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 25,547 TJ | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 43,279 TJ | +69.4% |
| 2006 | 42,846 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 44,886 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 29,205 TJ | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 48,089 TJ | +64.7% |
| 2010 | 57,152 TJ | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 67,585 TJ | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 73,392 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 76,700 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 62,354 TJ | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 66,642 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 65,955 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 63,718 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 52,643 TJ | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 51,665 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 51,789 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 55,270 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 53,531 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 51,881 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 51,881 TJ | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 51,881 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,326 TJ, 8.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 51,881 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,661 TJ, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +85.1% | 15,792 TJ | 29,230 TJ |
| 2005 | +69.4% | 25,547 TJ | 43,279 TJ |
| 2009 | +64.7% | 29,205 TJ | 48,089 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,382 TJ | 13,790 TJ | 29,230 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,188 TJ | 25,547 TJ | 48,089 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,781 TJ | 51,665 TJ | 76,700 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,870 TJ | 51,789 TJ | 55,270 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 57 Morocco 57,043 TJ compare
- 58 Rwanda 54,956 TJ compare
- 59 Tajikistan 53,833 TJ compare
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,001 TJ compare
- 62 Central African Republic 50,172 TJ compare
- 63 Papua New Guinea 50,142 TJ compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4968 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Hungary?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Hungary was 51,881 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 76,700 TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,790 TJ in 1991.
- How does Hungary rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Hungary ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.