Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 33.1% against 30.1% in Japan, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st of 210 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 17.0% | 67.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 25.6% | 42.7% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 31.0% | 36.4% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 29.9% | 4.7% | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 33.1% against 30.1% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 3.0%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.