Net electricity imports in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Net electricity imports was 11.37 terawatt-hours in 2024. β² Rising
Net electricity imports in Hong Kong, China, 2000β2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 11.37 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Hong Kong, China peaked at 12.7 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.37 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
That places Hong Kong, China 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.53 terawatt-hours | 6.37 terawatt-hours | 9.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.15 terawatt-hours | 8.38 terawatt-hours | 12.38 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.11 terawatt-hours | 11.37 terawatt-hours | 12.7 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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- Fuel imports 2.1% (2024)
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- 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 net electricity imports in Hong Kong, China?
- Net electricity imports in Hong Kong, China was 11.37 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for net electricity imports?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.