Which has higher renewable electricity, Hong Kong, China or United Arab Emirates?

Hong Kong, China, at 0.3% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable electricity between Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?

0.1%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs United Arab Emirates: Renewable electricity

Hong Kong, China

0.3%

in 2015

United Arab Emirates

0.2%

in 2015

Hong Kong, China rank

188th

United Arab Emirates rank

190th

Renewable electricity over time

Hong Kong, China
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 188th and United Arab Emirates ranks 190th of 233 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Hong Kong, China
2010s	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity, Hong Kong, China or United Arab Emirates?: Hong Kong, China, at 0.3% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable electricity between Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates rank globally for renewable electricity?: Hong Kong, China ranks 188th and United Arab Emirates ranks 190th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output)
Unit: % in total electricity output
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants