Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Hungary
Hungary: Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption was 12,945 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Hungary, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Hungary stood at 12,945 TJ. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Hungary peaked at 12,945 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 107.2 TJ, in 2005.
Hungary ranks 25th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Hungary, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 107.2 TJ | — |
| 2006 | 455.6 TJ | +325.0% |
| 2007 | 1,199 TJ | +163.2% |
| 2008 | 6,814 TJ | +468.2% |
| 2009 | 6,998 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7,243 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 6,610 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 6,413 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 5,656 TJ | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 7,808 TJ | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 7,242 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 7,737 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 6,797 TJ | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 7,995 TJ | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 8,370 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 11,560 TJ | +38.1% |
| 2021 | 11,804 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 12,601 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 12,945 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 12,945 TJ | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 12,945 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,916 TJ, 2.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 12,945 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,916 TJ, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +468.2% | 1,199 TJ | 6,814 TJ |
| 2006 | +325.0% | 107.2 TJ | 455.6 TJ |
| 2007 | +163.2% | 455.6 TJ | 1,199 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,115 TJ | 107.2 TJ | 6,998 TJ | 5 |
| 2010s | 7,187 TJ | 5,656 TJ | 8,370 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,371 TJ | 11,560 TJ | 12,945 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Hungary?
- Liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Hungary was 12,945 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 12,945 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.2 TJ in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for liquid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Hungary ranks 25th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. 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 Liquid biofuels — 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.