Hong Kong, China vs Qatar: Primary energy from renewables
Hong Kong, China
3.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
3.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
72nd
Qatar rank
69th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.88 terawatt-hours against 3.16 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.72 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Qatar ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd and Qatar ranks 69th of 80 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Qatar | 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 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.5525 terawatt-hours | 0.2539 terawatt-hours | 0.2986 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 0.4962 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Hong Kong, China or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 3.88 terawatt-hours against 3.16 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Hong Kong, China and Qatar?
- 0.72 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Qatar rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd and Qatar ranks 69th 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 Primary energy from renewables. 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.