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Hungary electricity sources
Our World in Data's line chart drew 24.2K views on X: 0.8x its typical post and #90 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Solar overtakes gas to become Hungary's second-largest electricity source, A decade ago, solar power was almost non-existent in Hungary. It generated just 0.2% of the country’s electricity. Nuclear, coal, and gas dominated the grid.
Why it spread
It spread because a clear line chart showing solar overtaking gas as Hungary's second largest electricity source, posted by an independent author with a self explaining post, earned 274 likes, 62 reposts, 9 quotes, 26 saves and 24,211 views, with an above average quote rate and a source line reaching the top quarter.
What worked
- The post explains itself, opening with the headline finding that solar overtook gas and then giving the decade ago context that solar was almost non existent at 0.2 percent of electricity.
- The chart is a line chart with high self labelling and a visible source line, so viewers can read the trend and trust the origin without extra digging.
- The account is an independent author in data journalism, and the topic is a concrete national energy milestone, which together made the post easy to share and quote.
What to borrow
We could use the same form by pairing one line chart with a short self explaining caption that states the milestone first and then gives the starting point from a decade earlier, while keeping a visible source line.
Careful
Do not over read the 274 likes, 62 reposts, 9 quotes, 26 saves or 24,211 views as a guaranteed result, and do not copy the branded style or the specific Hungary solar framing without our own verified data and source.
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How far did Our World in Data's "Hungary electricity sources" chart travel?
24,211 views, 274 likes, 62 reposts and 26 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Solar overtakes gas to become second largest electricity source.
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