Austria vs Hong Kong, China: Coal consumption per person
Austria
2,916 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
3,948 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
35th
Hong Kong, China rank
32nd
Coal consumption per person over time
- Austria
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 3,948 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,916 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 1,032 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 35th and Hong Kong, China ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong, China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,438 kilowatt-hours per person | 263.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,174 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 6,011 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,982 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 5,959 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,377 kilowatt-hours per person | 417.39 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 5,150 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,820 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 5,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,918 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,524 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 4,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,993 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,727 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 3,127 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,084 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,956 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Austria or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 3,948 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,916 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Austria and Hong Kong, China?
- 1,032 kilowatt-hours per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hong Kong, China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Hong Kong, China rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Austria ranks 35th and Hong Kong, China ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.