Finland vs Hong Kong, China: Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source
Finland
3,784 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
3,948 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
23rd
Hong Kong, China rank
22nd
Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source over time
- Finland
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 3,948 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,784 kilowatt-hours per person in Finland, a difference of 164 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 23rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,566 kilowatt-hours per person | 263.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,303 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 7,033 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,003 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 10,168 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,377 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,791 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 13,205 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,235 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 13,999 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,918 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,081 kilowatt-hours per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 9,864 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,993 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,128 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 4,993 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,084 kilowatt-hours per person | 90.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per capita by source, Finland or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 3,948 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,784 kilowatt-hours per person in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per capita by source between Finland and Hong Kong, China?
- 164 kilowatt-hours per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Hong Kong, China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Hong Kong, China rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per capita by source?
- Finland ranks 23rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source. 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.