Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Hong Kong, China stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.7% on the previous year and up 265.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Hong Kong, China ranks 162nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +85.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +52.7% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.8%, 8% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.9%, 11% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 159 Colombia 1.0% compare
- 160 Algeria 0.9% compare
- 161 Georgia 0.8% compare
- 163 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.8% compare
- 164 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8% compare
- 165 Bangladesh 0.8% 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Hong Kong, China?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Hong Kong, China was 0.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 162nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.