Hong Kong vs Macao: Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre

Hong Kong
0.0318 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
0.0226 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Macao rank
3rd

Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Macao
-0.1-0.0500.050.1196619942023

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.0318 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0226 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 0.0092 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.4 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Macao ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Macao Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0075 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0123 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0049 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macao
1990s 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0143 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0098 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macao
2000s 0.0115 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0119 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macao
2010s 0.0034 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0128 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0094 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macao
2020s -0.0223 terawatt-hours per square kilometre -0.0081 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0142 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Macao?
Hong Kong, at 0.0318 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0226 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Macao?
0.0092 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Macao ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,193 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.