Hong Kong (China) vs Spain: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Hong Kong (China)
-5.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
-4.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong (China) rank
66th
Spain rank
63rd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Hong Kong (China)
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -4.68 terawatt-hours against -5.64 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong (China), a difference of 0.96 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Hong Kong (China) ahead.
Hong Kong (China) ranks 66th and Spain ranks 63rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong (China) averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong (China) | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.253 terawatt-hours | -1.19 terawatt-hours | 0.9391 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong (China) |
| 1970s | -0.0372 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 7.1 terawatt-hours | 9.93 terawatt-hours | 2.84 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | -2.76 terawatt-hours | 0.3152 terawatt-hours | 3.08 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.98 terawatt-hours | -11.83 terawatt-hours | 15.81 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong (China) |
| 2010s | -1.15 terawatt-hours | -5.07 terawatt-hours | 3.92 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong (China) |
| 2020s | -7.09 terawatt-hours | -5.81 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Hong Kong (China) or Spain?
- Spain, at -4.68 terawatt-hours against -5.64 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong (China) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Hong Kong (China) and Spain?
- 0.96 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong (China) and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong (China) and Spain rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Hong Kong (China) ranks 66th and Spain ranks 63rd 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.