Coal share of electricity in Hong Kong in 2023 — 33.09%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 65.11 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.09 | −1.83 pp |
| 2022 | 34.92 | −1.29 pp |
| 2021 | 36.21 | +1.93 pp |
| 2020 | 34.28 | −27.84 pp |
| 2019 | 62.12 | −1.53 pp |
| 2018 | 63.65 | +0.95 pp |
| 2017 | 62.7 | −2.06 pp |
| 2016 | 64.76 | −0.62 pp |
| 2015 | 65.38 | −11.02 pp |
| 2014 | 76.4 | +1.47 pp |
| 2013 | 74.93 | +4.54 pp |
| 2012 | 70.39 | −0.71 pp |
| 2011 | 71.1 | +9.04 pp |
| 2010 | 62.06 | −8.59 pp |
| 2009 | 70.65 | +2.64 pp |
| 2008 | 68.01 | −5.12 pp |
| 2007 | 73.13 | +4.29 pp |
| 2006 | 68.84 | −1.46 pp |
| 2005 | 70.3 | +1.38 pp |
| 2004 | 68.92 | −8.75 pp |
| 2003 | 77.66 | +13.93 pp |
| 2002 | 63.74 | +2.35 pp |
| 2001 | 61.39 | +0.94 pp |
| 2000 | 60.44 | +4.34 pp |
| 1999 | 56.1 | −8.91 pp |
| 1998 | 65.01 | +5.5 pp |
| 1997 | 59.51 | −22.37 pp |
| 1996 | 81.88 | −15.46 pp |
| 1995 | 97.34 | −0.66 pp |
| 1994 | 98 | +3.01 pp |
| 1993 | 94.98 | −0.81 pp |
| 1992 | 95.79 | −0.65 pp |
| 1991 | 96.44 | −1.76 pp |
| 1990 | 98.21 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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