Electricity demand per person in Hong Kong (China)
Hong Kong (China): Electricity demand per person was 6,583 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Hong Kong (China), 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Hong Kong (China) recorded 6,583 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Hong Kong (China) peaked at 6,735 kilowatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6,008 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Hong Kong (China) ranks 45th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,350 kilowatt-hours | 6,008 kilowatt-hours | 6,579 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,591 kilowatt-hours | 6,470 kilowatt-hours | 6,735 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,500 kilowatt-hours | 6,282 kilowatt-hours | 6,629 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong (China)
- 42 Denmark 6,775 kilowatt-hours compare
- 43 Slovenia 6,759 kilowatt-hours compare
- 44 Netherlands 6,601 kilowatt-hours compare
- 46 Czechia 6,413 kilowatt-hours compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 6,334 kilowatt-hours compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 6,265 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Hong Kong (China)
- Fuel imports 2.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2024)
- 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 electricity demand per person in Hong Kong (China)?
- Electricity demand per person in Hong Kong (China) was 6,583 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
- The highest recorded value was 6,735 kilowatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,008 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong (China) rank for electricity demand per person?
- Hong Kong (China) ranks 45th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Hong Kong (China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.