Canada vs Hong Kong, China: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Canada
-12.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
-5.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
69th
Hong Kong, China rank
66th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Canada
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports -5.64 terawatt-hours against -12.46 terawatt-hours in Canada, a difference of 6.82 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Canada ranks 69th and Hong Kong, China ranks 66th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Hong Kong, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8461 terawatt-hours | -0.253 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.84 terawatt-hours | -0.0372 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 12.1 terawatt-hours | 7.1 terawatt-hours | 5 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.2972 terawatt-hours | -2.76 terawatt-hours | 3.06 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | -5.56 terawatt-hours | 3.98 terawatt-hours | 9.55 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | -11.09 terawatt-hours | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 9.94 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | -16.78 terawatt-hours | -7.09 terawatt-hours | 9.69 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Canada or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at -5.64 terawatt-hours against -12.46 terawatt-hours in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Canada and Hong Kong, China?
- 6.82 terawatt-hours, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hong Kong, China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Hong Kong, China rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Canada ranks 69th and Hong Kong, China ranks 66th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.