Solar energy generation by region in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Solar energy generation by region was 0.395 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Solar energy generation by region in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, solar energy generation by region in Hong Kong, China stood at 0.395 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.1% on the previous year and up 9,775.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solar energy generation by region in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.395 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Hong Kong, China 71st out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Solar energy generation by region in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0.001 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.003 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 0.003 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.003 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.003 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.004 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.004 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 terawatt-hours | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 terawatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0166 terawatt-hours | +160.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0522 terawatt-hours | +214.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1204 terawatt-hours | +130.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2102 terawatt-hours | +74.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2102 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2563 terawatt-hours | +21.9% |
| 2025 | 0.395 terawatt-hours | +54.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.0166 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2074 terawatt-hours | 0.0522 terawatt-hours | 0.395 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 68 Algeria 0.6456 terawatt-hours compare
- 69 Azerbaijan 0.5999 terawatt-hours compare
- 70 Iraq 0.5758 terawatt-hours compare
- 72 Luxembourg 0.3004 terawatt-hours compare
- 73 Belarus 0.1789 terawatt-hours compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1466 terawatt-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 solar energy generation by region in Hong Kong, China?
- Solar energy generation by region in Hong Kong, China was 0.395 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar energy generation by region recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.395 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest solar energy generation by region recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for solar energy generation by region?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 71st out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar energy generation by region rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,775.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Solar energy generation by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Figures are based on gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply.