Electricity generation from coal per person in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Electricity generation from coal per person was 1,699 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,699 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 207 countries
All-time high
4,153 kilowatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
1,619 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from coal per person in Hong Kong, China, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from coal per person in Hong Kong, China stood at 1,699 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal per person in Hong Kong, China peaked at 4,153 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,619 kilowatt-hours, in 2020.
Hong Kong, China ranks 17th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal per person in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,814 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,927 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 3,206 kilowatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 4,021 kilowatt-hours | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 3,715 kilowatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 3,913 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 3,835 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4,091 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3,686 kilowatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 3,879 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 3,350 kilowatt-hours | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 3,889 kilowatt-hours | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 3,455 kilowatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 4,033 kilowatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 4,153 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3,379 kilowatt-hours | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 3,391 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,216 kilowatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 2,943 kilowatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 2,813 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1,619 kilowatt-hours | -42.4% |
| 2021 | 1,804 kilowatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 1,705 kilowatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1,688 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,699 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,609 kilowatt-hours | 2,814 kilowatt-hours | 4,091 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,462 kilowatt-hours | 2,813 kilowatt-hours | 4,153 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,703 kilowatt-hours | 1,619 kilowatt-hours | 1,804 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 14 Mongolia 2,363 kilowatt-hours compare
- 15 Poland 2,289 kilowatt-hours compare
- 16 United States of America 2,123 kilowatt-hours compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,568 kilowatt-hours compare
- 19 Russian Federation 1,524 kilowatt-hours compare
- 20 Viet Nam 1,469 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Hong Kong, China
- Fuel imports 2.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.8% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal per person in Hong Kong, China?
- Electricity generation from coal per person in Hong Kong, China was 1,699 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 4,153 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,619 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 17th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from coal per person rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.