Hong Kong vs Japan: Primary energy use per person

Hong Kong
37,097 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan
37,192 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
47th
Japan rank
46th

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196519952025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 37,192 kilowatt-hours per person against 37,097 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong, 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 ranks 47th and Japan ranks 46th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong 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
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 primary energy use per person, Hong Kong or Japan?
Japan, at 37,192 kilowatt-hours per person against 37,097 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Hong Kong and Japan?
95 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Hong Kong 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 Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.