Hong Kong, China vs Upper middle income: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 33.1% against 10.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 3.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 43.0% | 41.3% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 50.4% | 17.9% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 53.8% | 13.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 50.3% | 15.7% | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Hong Kong, China or Upper middle income?
- Hong Kong, China, at 33.1% against 10.2% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?
- 22.9%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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.