Hong Kong vs Zambia: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Hong Kong
0.6095 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Zambia
0.5848 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
137th
Zambia rank
139th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Zambia
0.511.522.5196519932022

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.6095 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.5848 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Zambia, a difference of 0.0247 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 137th and Zambia ranks 139th of 164 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9091 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.22 kilowatt-hours per dollar Zambia
1990s 0.9076 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.33 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4259 kilowatt-hours per dollar Zambia
2000s 1.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7275 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3294 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hong Kong
2010s 0.9782 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5012 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4769 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hong Kong
2020s 0.6707 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6056 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.065 kilowatt-hours per dollar Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong or Zambia?
Hong Kong, at 0.6095 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.5848 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Zambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong and Zambia?
0.0247 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Zambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong and Zambia rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 137th and Zambia ranks 139th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.