Austria vs Hong Kong, China: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Austria
33,438 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
37,097 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
51st
Hong Kong, China rank
47th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Austria
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 37,097 kilowatt-hours per person against 33,438 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 3,659 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 51st and Hong Kong, China ranks 47th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Hong Kong, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,237 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,623 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,614 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 31,694 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,753 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,940 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 33,532 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,441 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,091 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 37,181 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,291 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,891 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 41,640 kilowatt-hours per person | 38,742 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,898 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 38,714 kilowatt-hours per person | 45,584 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,870 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 34,469 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,949 kilowatt-hours per person | 520.28 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Austria or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 37,097 kilowatt-hours per person against 33,438 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Austria and Hong Kong, China?
- 3,659 kilowatt-hours per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hong Kong, China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Hong Kong, China rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 51st and Hong Kong, China ranks 47th of 218 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 use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.