Hong Kong vs India: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong
3.95 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India
4.38 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
22nd
India rank
20th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 4.38 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.95 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.43 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 22nd and India ranks 20th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2635 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8359 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5725 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.0294 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8713 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8418 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1980s | 6.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.24 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 9.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 10.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 10.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 5.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong or India?
- India, at 4.38 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.95 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong and India?
- 0.43 kilowatt-hours per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and India rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 22nd and India ranks 20th 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.