Hong Kong vs Netherlands: Oil consumption per person
Hong Kong
25,618 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
25,084 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
34th
Netherlands rank
36th
Oil consumption per person over time
- Hong Kong
- Netherlands
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 25,618 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,084 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 534 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 36th of 218 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,359 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,702 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,343 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 13,724 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,098 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,374 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 13,064 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,077 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,013 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 16,638 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,746 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,108 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 24,010 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,306 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,296 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 30,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,905 kilowatt-hours per person | 404.18 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 21,898 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,853 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,956 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Hong Kong or Netherlands?
- Hong Kong, at 25,618 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,084 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Hong Kong and Netherlands?
- 534 kilowatt-hours per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Netherlands rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Hong Kong ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 36th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.