Greece vs Hong Kong, China: Annual change in primary energy use
Greece
1.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
1.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
71st
Hong Kong, China rank
68th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Greece
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.79 terawatt-hours against 1.52 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 0.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 71st and Hong Kong, China ranks 68th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.78 terawatt-hours | 4.12 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1970s | 9.54 terawatt-hours | 3.2 terawatt-hours | 6.34 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1980s | 7.73 terawatt-hours | 6.81 terawatt-hours | 0.9195 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1990s | 7.1 terawatt-hours | 4.58 terawatt-hours | 2.52 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.79 terawatt-hours | 12.02 terawatt-hours | 8.24 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | -9.1 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 12.66 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | -0.9997 terawatt-hours | -11.69 terawatt-hours | 10.69 terawatt-hours | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Greece or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 1.79 terawatt-hours against 1.52 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Greece and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.27 terawatt-hours, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hong Kong, China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Hong Kong, China rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Greece ranks 71st and Hong Kong, China ranks 68th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.