Hong Kong, China vs Netherlands: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong, China
36.67 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
42.16 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
20th
Netherlands rank
17th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 42.16 kilowatt-hours per person against 36.67 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 5.49 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 76 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 64.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 36.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 38.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 66.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 45.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 58.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 33.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong, China or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 42.16 kilowatt-hours per person against 36.67 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong, China and Netherlands?
- 5.49 kilowatt-hours per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Netherlands rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 17th 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.