Estonia vs Hong Kong, China: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Estonia
32.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
36.67 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Estonia rank
23rd
Hong Kong, China rank
20th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Estonia
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 36.67 kilowatt-hours per person against 32.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Estonia, a difference of 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 23rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 20th of 76 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 44.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 51.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.85 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 36.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Estonia or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 36.67 kilowatt-hours per person against 32.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Estonia and Hong Kong, China?
- 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Hong Kong, China?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Estonia ranks 23rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 20th of 76 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 Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.