Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre
Hong Kong, China
0.0318 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
0.0754 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0754 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0318 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0436 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.4 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0121 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0081 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0048 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0173 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0105 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0045 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0277 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0232 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0115 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0475 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0361 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0034 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0355 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0321 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | -0.0223 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.0085 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0138 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Singapore |
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, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0754 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0318 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 0.0436 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.