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The indicator shows the final consumption of energy by end users for all energy uses.
In Hungary, the trends in final energy consumption between 2005 (100%) and 2023 (90.9%) were primarily influenced by energy efficiency measures, the changes in energy prices, the reduced utility rate, economic growth and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and weather. In 2023, the residential sector represented the largest share of final consumption with 28.6%, followed by transport with 26.4% and industry with 21.4%.
The energy consumption of households is primarily influenced by the need for heating and cooling. In line with this, there is significant energy-saving potential in the modernisation of buildings and heating. In recent years, a number of measures and support programmes have helped to improve household energy efficiency and to shape energy-conscious attitudes.
Hungary’s Energy Productivity Index increased by 68% between 2000 and 2022, due to a significant transformation in the structure of the economy and an increase in the efficiency of energy production and use.
References and footnotes
- ↵Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Hungary 2023, Budapest, 2024, accessed 2 July 2025, https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/idoszaki/mo/mo_2023.pdf.
- ↵Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority, Energy Statistics 2023 – Annual report, Budapest, 2024, accessed 2 July 2025, https://mekh.hu/energiastatisztika-2023-eves-riport.
- ↵Hungarian National Assembly, Resolution No 62 of 7 December 2022 on the 5th national environmental programme until 2026, accessed 2 July 2025, https://xn--krnyezetvdelem-jkb3r.hu/sites/default/files/media/docs/nkp-5.pdf.
- ↵Hungarian Central Statistical Office, ‘Sustainable development indicators – Energy productivity’, Hungarian Central Statistical Office website, accessed 2 July 2025, https://ksh.hu/kiadvanyok/fenntarthato-fejlodes-indikatorai/2024/3-21-sdg-12.