Hong Kong vs Venezuela: Global primary energy use by source
Hong Kong
0.8217 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
0.4311 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
57th
Venezuela rank
60th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Hong Kong
- Venezuela
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.8217 terawatt-hours against 0.4311 terawatt-hours in Venezuela, a difference of 0.3906 terawatt-hours.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.9 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Venezuela ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 57th and Venezuela ranks 60th of 80 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Venezuela | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.1608 terawatt-hours | 0.0607 terawatt-hours | 0.1001 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.7303 terawatt-hours | 0.1948 terawatt-hours | 0.5355 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Hong Kong or Venezuela?
- Hong Kong, at 0.8217 terawatt-hours against 0.4311 terawatt-hours in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Hong Kong and Venezuela?
- 0.3906 terawatt-hours, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Venezuela rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Hong Kong ranks 57th and Venezuela ranks 60th 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.