Finland vs Hong Kong, China: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Finland
3.78 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
3.95 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
23rd
Hong Kong, China rank
22nd
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 3.95 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.78 kilowatt-hours per person in Finland, a difference of 0.17 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 23rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 22nd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2635 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 7.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0294 kilowatt-hours per person | 7 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 10.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 13.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.24 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 14 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 9.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 4.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0902 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Finland or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 3.95 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.78 kilowatt-hours per person in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Finland and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.17 kilowatt-hours per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Hong Kong, China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Hong Kong, China rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 23rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 22nd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.