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Electricity generation from coal in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Electricity generation from coal was 12.6 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.6 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
28th
of 207 countries
All-time high
30.4 terawatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
12.13 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from coal in Hong Kong, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 18.9 terawatt-hours2001: 19.8 terawatt-hours2002: 21.9 terawatt-hours2003: 27.6 terawatt-hours2004: 25.6 terawatt-hours2005: 27 terawatt-hours2006: 26.6 terawatt-hours2007: 28.5 terawatt-hours2008: 25.9 terawatt-hours2009: 27.4 terawatt-hours2010: 23.8 terawatt-hours2011: 27.8 terawatt-hours2012: 24.9 terawatt-hours2013: 29.3 terawatt-hours2014: 30.4 terawatt-hours2015: 24.9 terawatt-hours2016: 25.1 terawatt-hours2017: 23.9 terawatt-hours2018: 22 terawatt-hours2019: 21.1 terawatt-hours2020: 12.1 terawatt-hours2021: 13.5 terawatt-hours2022: 12.7 terawatt-hours2023: 12.6 terawatt-hours2024: 12.6 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 12.6 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Hong Kong peaked at 30.4 terawatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.13 terawatt-hours, in 2020.

That places Hong Kong 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.91 terawatt-hours 18.87 terawatt-hours 28.52 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 25.32 terawatt-hours 21.06 terawatt-hours 30.4 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 12.7 terawatt-hours 12.13 terawatt-hours 13.5 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 25 Bangladesh 22.24 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 26 Brazil 17.19 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 27 Chile 15.72 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 29 Laos 12.18 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 30 Mexico 10.88 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 31 Cambodia 10.05 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from coal in Hong Kong?
Electricity generation from coal in Hong Kong was 12.6 terawatt-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 recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 30.4 terawatt-hours in 2014.
What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 12.13 terawatt-hours in 2020.
How does Hong Kong rank for electricity generation from coal?
Hong Kong ranks 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.