Hong Kong vs Lower middle income: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)

Hong Kong
6,311 kWh per capita
in 2024
Lower middle income
928.17 kWh per capita
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
32nd
Lower middle income rank
31st

Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Lower middle income
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020072024

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 6,311 kWh per capita against 928.17 kWh per capita in Lower middle income, a difference of 5,383 kWh per capita.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 6.8 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 32nd and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 151 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 4,944 kWh per capita 358.78 kWh per capita 4,585 kWh per capita Hong Kong
2000s 6,183 kWh per capita 459.41 kWh per capita 5,724 kWh per capita Hong Kong
2010s 6,403 kWh per capita 690.14 kWh per capita 5,713 kWh per capita Hong Kong
2020s 6,354 kWh per capita 841.96 kWh per capita 5,512 kWh per capita Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power consumption, Hong Kong or Lower middle income?
Hong Kong, at 6,311 kWh per capita against 928.17 kWh per capita in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in electric power consumption between Hong Kong and Lower middle income?
5,383 kWh per capita, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Lower middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Lower middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
Hong Kong ranks 32nd and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 6,775 data points, 1990–2025
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Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.