Hong Kong, China vs South Africa: Global primary energy use by source
Hong Kong, China
0.8217 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
0.8523 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
57th
South Africa rank
56th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Hong Kong, China
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.8523 terawatt-hours against 0.8217 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0306 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 56th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1921 terawatt-hours | 0.1921 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1608 terawatt-hours | 0.9984 terawatt-hours | 0.8376 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7303 terawatt-hours | 0.6031 terawatt-hours | 0.1272 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Hong Kong, China or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.8523 terawatt-hours against 0.8217 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Hong Kong, China and South Africa?
- 0.0306 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and South Africa rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 56th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use 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 terawatt-hours of total energy supply.