Renewable electricity output in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Renewable electricity output was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity output in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 0.8% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.4% on the previous year and up 266.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Hong Kong, China ranks 193rd 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.
Renewable electricity output in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | 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% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +83.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +52.4% |
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 |
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- 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 renewable electricity output in Hong Kong, China?
- Renewable electricity output in Hong Kong, China was 0.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for renewable electricity output?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 193rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.3%. 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 Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.