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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a high income economy in East Asia & Pacific, with its capital at City of Victoria. 100.0% of its people had electricity in 2024.

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • High income
  • Capital: City of Victoria
  • Currency: HKD
World map of Electricity access, latest available year by country
Electricity access
100.0%
2024, world 91.9%
Renewable electricity
0.8%
2021, world 27.8%
CO₂ per person
4.60 t
2024, world 4.69 t
Consumption per person
6,311 kWh
2024, world 3,708 kWh
GDP per person
56,983
2025, world 14,406

Electricity generation mix

  • Oil
  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Hydro
  • Nuclear
  • Solar, wind & other

Hong Kong2024

East Asia & Pacific2025

World2025

View data table
EconomyOilCoalGasHydroNuclearSolar, wind & otherYear
Hong Kong1.1%27.9%69.7%0.0%0.0%0.8%2024
East Asia & Pacific1.5%31.4%26.0%6.8%14.5%12.0%2025
World1.2%15.1%28.7%15.2%15.2%12.4%2025

Share of electricity production by source, latest year available. Shares may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and minor sources.

Access to electricity

% of population, compared with East Asia & Pacific and the world.

Access to electricity, Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong
  • World
  • East Asia & Pacific
View data table
Access to electricity, Hong Kong
YearHong KongWorldEast Asia & Pacific
2024 100.0%91.9%98.6%
2023 100.0%91.6%98.4%
2022 100.0%91.3%98.2%
2021 100.0%91.3%98.2%
2020 100.0%90.4%97.8%
2019 100.0%90.1%97.9%
2018 100.0%89.8%97.7%
2017 100.0%88.9%97.7%
2016 100.0%88.1%97.0%
2015 100.0%86.9%97.0%
2014 100.0%86.2%96.6%
2013 100.0%85.7%96.5%
2012 100.0%84.9%96.2%
2011 100.0%84.5%96.0%
2010 100.0%83.5%95.5%
2009 100.0%82.9%95.0%
2008 100.0%82.7%95.2%
2007 100.0%82.0%94.7%
2006 100.0%81.4%94.6%
2005 100.0%80.7%93.6%
2004 100.0%80.0%94.0%
2003 100.0%80.0%93.2%
2002 100.0%79.1%93.0%
2001 100.0%78.7%92.5%
2000 100.0%78.2%92.1%
1999 100.0%74.5%–
1998 100.0%73.2%–
1997 100.0%––
1996 100.0%––
1995 100.0%––

Emissions

CO₂ per person, tonnes, excluding land use.

CO₂ emissions per capita, Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong
  • World
  • East Asia & Pacific
View data table
CO₂ emissions per capita, Hong Kong
YearHong KongWorldEast Asia & Pacific
2024 4.60 t4.69 t7.35 t
2023 4.53 t4.68 t7.28 t
2022 4.37 t4.67 t7.06 t
2021 4.66 t4.68 t7.06 t
2020 4.55 t4.47 t6.80 t
2019 5.80 t4.70 t6.85 t
2018 5.91 t4.73 t6.73 t
2017 5.97 t4.67 t6.51 t
2016 6.14 t4.65 t6.41 t
2015 6.07 t4.70 t6.43 t
2014 6.58 t4.78 t6.52 t
2013 6.43 t4.81 t6.52 t
2012 6.24 t4.77 t6.34 t
2011 6.39 t4.76 t6.22 t
2010 6.01 t4.67 t5.82 t
2009 6.47 t4.45 t5.40 t
2008 6.20 t4.56 t5.20 t
2007 6.42 t4.59 t5.15 t
2006 6.19 t4.48 t4.85 t
2005 6.31 t4.39 t4.55 t
2004 6.01 t4.28 t4.21 t
2003 6.61 t4.15 t3.86 t
2002 6.07 t4.02 t3.54 t
2001 6.23 t4.01 t3.38 t
2000 6.29 t4.01 t3.29 t
1999 6.89 t3.95 t3.18 t
1998 6.51 t3.98 t3.19 t
1997 5.30 t4.02 t3.24 t
1996 5.61 t4.01 t3.19 t
1995 6.27 t3.99 t3.20 t

Currency

7.8477 HKD

per US dollar, mid-market reference. 1 HKD = ₦169.66

Sunshine in City of Victoria

5.4 kWh/m² today

  1. Tu5.4 kWh per square metre
  2. We5.3 kWh per square metre
  3. Th4.8 kWh per square metre
  4. Fr4.4 kWh per square metre
  5. Sa4.6 kWh per square metre
  6. Su5.5 kWh per square metre
  7. Mo5.3 kWh per square metre

Open-Meteo forecast, modelled irradiation.

Power plants

Installed capacity by fuel

The Global Power Plant Database has no records for Hong Kong.

All indicators

Hong Kong in numbers

Data catalogue

Energy access

IndicatorHong KongYearEast Asia & PacificWorld
Access to electricity % of population 100.0% 2024 98.6% 91.9%
Access to electricity, rural % of rural population 100.0% 2024 97.3% 84.9%
Access to electricity, urban % of urban population 100.0% 2024 99.9% 97.8%
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking % of population – 87.0% 75.4%

Power supply and mix

IndicatorHong KongYearEast Asia & PacificWorld
Electricity production from coal % of total 27.9% 2024 31.4% 15.1%
Electricity production from natural gas % of total 69.7% 2024 26.0% 28.7%
Electricity production from oil % of total 1.1% 2024 1.5% 1.2%
Electricity production from nuclear % of total 0.0% 2021 14.5% 15.2%
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources % of total 0.0% 2024 6.8% 15.2%
Electric power transmission and distribution losses % of output 4.2% 2024 3.9% 6.9%
Electric power consumption per capita kWh per capita 6,311 kWh 2024 5,715 kWh 3,708 kWh

Energy transition

IndicatorHong KongYearEast Asia & PacificWorld
Electricity production from renewables, excluding hydro % of total 0.8% 2021 12.0% 12.4%
Renewable electricity output % of total electricity output 0.8% 2021 25.9% 27.8%
Renewable energy consumption % of total final energy consumption 0.4% 2021 14.8% 19.7%
CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding LULUCF) t CO₂e per capita 4.60 t 2024 7.35 t 4.69 t
CO₂ emissions, total (excluding LULUCF) Mt CO₂e 34.6 Mt 2024 17,388.8 Mt 39,632.7 Mt
Energy intensity of primary energy MJ per $2017 PPP GDP 1.17 MJ/$ 2021 5.23 MJ/$ 4.54 MJ/$

Energy economy

IndicatorHong KongYearEast Asia & PacificWorld
Fuel exports % of merchandise exports 0.1% 2025 4.2% 9.5%
Oil rents % of GDP 0.00% 2021 0.27% 1.36%
Natural gas rents % of GDP 0.00% 2021 0.33% 0.52%
GDP per capita current US$ 56,983 2025 14,077 14,406
Population, total people 7.5M 2025 2.4B 8.2B

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Latest year available per series.

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