Botswana vs Hong Kong, China: Coal consumption per person
Botswana
4,048 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
3,948 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
31st
Hong Kong, China rank
32nd
Coal consumption per person over time
- Botswana
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4,048 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,948 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 100 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 31st and Hong Kong, China ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,988 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,377 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,389 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 3,715 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,255 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 3,248 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,918 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,669 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 3,260 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,993 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,733 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 4,275 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,311 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,036 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, Botswana or Hong Kong, China?
- Botswana, at 4,048 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,948 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Botswana and Hong Kong, China?
- 100 kilowatt-hours per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Hong Kong, China?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Hong Kong, China rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Botswana ranks 31st 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.