Hong Kong vs Syria: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Hong Kong
0.7%
in 2025
Syria
0.8%
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
137th
Syria rank
135th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Hong Kong
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 137th and Syria ranks 135th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 0.4% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 5.2% | 2.1% | Syria |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.9% | 2.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -7.8% | 9.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | -3.5% | -0.1% | 3.4% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Hong Kong or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Hong Kong and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Syria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Syria rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Hong Kong ranks 137th and Syria ranks 135th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.