Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong, China
37,097 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan
37,192 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
47th
Japan rank
46th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 37,192 kilowatt-hours per person against 37,097 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 95 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 47th and Japan ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,623 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,437 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,814 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 13,753 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,173 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 19,441 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,093 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,652 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 28,291 kilowatt-hours per person | 45,312 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,021 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 38,742 kilowatt-hours per person | 47,984 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,242 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 45,584 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,027 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,557 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 33,949 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,607 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,658 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 37,192 kilowatt-hours per person against 37,097 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 95 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 47th and Japan ranks 46th 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.