Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Primary energy use, per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
0.2389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
0.3989 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Macau, China rank
2nd

Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 0.3989 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.2389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.16 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.7 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 2nd of 204 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Macau, China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1047 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.1541 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0495 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macau, China
1990s 0.169 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.2773 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.1083 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macau, China
2000s 0.2547 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.3373 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0826 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 0.3179 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.4094 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0915 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 0.231 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.385 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.1541 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 0.3989 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.2389 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
0.16 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 2nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,376 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.