Electricity production from coal sources in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Electricity production from coal sources was 33.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in Hong Kong, China stood at 33.1%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Hong Kong, China peaked at 98.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2023.
That places Hong Kong, China 28th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.2% | — |
| 1991 | 96.4% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 95.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 81.9% | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 56.1% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 60.4% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 61.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | -44.8% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 56.1% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 60.4% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 62.1% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.1% | 36.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 25 Türkiye 34.5% compare
- 26 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 33.6% compare
- 27 Mauritius 33.5% compare
- 29 Republic of Korea 32.6% compare
- 30 Dominican Republic 30.6% compare
- 31 Japan 30.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Hong Kong, China
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.6559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Hong Kong, China?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Hong Kong, China was 33.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 28th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.