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Hungary Key Figures

Population:
9.71 million
GDP growth rate:
4.90 %/year
Energy independence:
43.2%

Data of the last year available: 2022

Total consumption/GDP:*
67.2 (2005=100)
CO2 Emissions:
4.60 tCO2/capita
Rate of T&D power losses:
6.06%

* at purchasing power parity

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Total Energy Consumption

Energy consumption per capita is 2.7 toe (13% below the EU average), including 4400 kWh of electricity (8% below the EU27 average) (2022).

Total energy consumption decreased by 6% in 2022, after a 4% rebound in 2021. It decreased by 1.7%/year from 2018 to 2020 after a period of rapid growth between 2014 and 2018 (+4%/year).

Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)

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Crude Oil Production

Oil production, which is distributed over 6 production sites, covers around 16% of the country's needs (1.1 Mt in 2022). In 2021, Russia was the main oil supplier (41%), followed by Kazakhstan (12%) and Austria (11%)

The country has one refinery, the Szazhalombatta refinery of MOL, with a capacity of 162 kb/d (8.1 Mt/year), that processed 7.2 Mt in 2021. MOL closed its Zala refinery in 2001 (10 kb/d) and Tisza refinery (61 kb/d in 2008).

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Oil Products Consumption

Oil consumption increased by 9% in 2021 and remained stable in 2022 (7.8 Mt). It rose very rapidly between 2013 and 2019 (by 5.5%/year),

The bulk of oil products is consumed in the transport sector (59% in 2022), followed by industry (30%), especially for non-energy uses.

Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)

Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)

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Natural Gas Consumption

Gas consumption dropped by 15% in 2022 to 9.7 bcm, whereas it increased rapidly between 2014 and 2019, by 3.5%/year on average. It fell rapidly between 2005 and 2014 (by 5.6%/year).

Almost half of the gas is consumed by households and services (47% in 2022). The share of industry in gas consumption has increased since 2010, from 18% to 25% in 2022 (including non-energy uses), a share higher than that of the power sector (22%). However, due to rising gas prices for industrial, the share of gas consumption of industry (excluding non-energy uses) dropped by 19% in 2022.

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Coal Consumption

Coal and lignite consumption has collapsed since 1990, from 22 Mt to 5.6 Mt, in line with the demand from power plants, as most of the coal and lignite is used in the power sector (88%).

Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)

Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)

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Power Consumption

Electricity consumption decreased by 2% in 2022 to 42.7 TWh, after a 5% rebound in 2021. Electricity consumption rose quite rapidly between 2014 and 2019 (+2.6%/year) and remained stable in 2020 (41 TWh in 2020); it was relatively stable between 2008 and 2014.

The share of electricity consumed in industry has increased from 25% in 2007 to 43% (2022). Households and services account for 30% and 19%, respectively, of the electricity consumption.

Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)

Renewable in % Electricity Production

The national target of a 14.65% share of renewables in the final energy consumption in 2020 was missed by 0.5 pp as the country reached 13.9%. However, the EU Directive target of 13% was met.

The National Energy and Climate Plan set a target of 21% of renewables in final energy consumption by 2030, of which 21% for electricity, 29% for heating and cooling, and 17% in transport. In 2021, this share reached 14% (13.7% of which for electricity, 17.9% for heating, and 6.2% for transport

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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions

GHG emissions increased by 2% in 2021 to 57 MtCO2eq, after a 6% drop in 2020 and a 1% decline in 2019. They increased by 3%/year over 2014-2018 and were 38% below their 1990 level in 2021.

In 2020, the parliament adopted a law to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In the medium term, the country is committed to a binding GHG emission reduction target of at least 40% by 2030 compared to 1990, as in other EU countries.