Hong Kong vs Macao: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
0.2367 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
0.2206 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Macao rank
5th
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.2367 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.2206 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 0.0161 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.1529 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0482 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 0.1716 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.2695 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0979 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 0.2547 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.2951 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0404 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.3174 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.2601 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0572 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.2292 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.2156 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0136 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 0.2367 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.2206 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.0161 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 5th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.