Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 99.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 99.1% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2022.
That places Hong Kong, China 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 99.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 99.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.4%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 13 Saudi Arabia 99.4% compare
- 14 Algeria 99.2% compare
- 15 Saint Martin (French Part) 99.2% compare
- 17 Qatar 98.9% compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.5% compare
- 19 Gambia 98.4% 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 2.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Hong Kong, China?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Hong Kong, China was 99.1% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.