Hong Kong vs World: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Hong Kong
- World
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 99.1% against 48.9% in World, a difference of 50.2%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.0 times World's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 16th and World ranks 18th of 210 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 62.5% | 37.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 66.0% | 34.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 65.9% | 33.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 61.2% | 38.1% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Hong Kong or World?
- Hong Kong, at 99.1% against 48.9% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Hong Kong and World?
- 50.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and World?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong and World rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Hong Kong ranks 16th and World ranks 18th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.