Hong Kong, China vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Electricity generation from solar

Hong Kong, China
0.23 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.17 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
98th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
101st

Electricity generation from solar over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
00.050.10.150.20.25199020072024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.23 terawatt-hours against 0.17 terawatt-hours in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.4 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 98th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 101st of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
2010s 0.004 terawatt-hours 0.028 terawatt-hours 0.024 terawatt-hours Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 0.156 terawatt-hours 0.14 terawatt-hours 0.016 terawatt-hours Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Hong Kong, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.23 terawatt-hours against 0.17 terawatt-hours in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.06 terawatt-hours, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
Hong Kong, China ranks 98th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 101st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.