Gas consumption per person in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Gas consumption per person was 7,103 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
7,103 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
48th
of 219 countries
All-time high
7,314 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1980
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Gas consumption per person in Hong Kong, 1980–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gas consumption per person in Hong Kong stood at 7,103 kilowatt-hours per person.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas consumption per person in Hong Kong peaked at 7,314 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1980.
Hong Kong ranks 48th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gas consumption per person in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990 | 752.1 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 801.42 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 878.09 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 903.46 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 952.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 49.21 kilowatt-hours per person | -94.8% |
| 1996 | 3,057 kilowatt-hours per person | +6113.4% |
| 1997 | 4,689 kilowatt-hours per person | +53.4% |
| 1998 | 4,328 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 4,704 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 4,197 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 4,192 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,955 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2,529 kilowatt-hours per person | -36.0% |
| 2004 | 3,638 kilowatt-hours per person | +43.9% |
| 2005 | 3,636 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,976 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 3,693 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 4,242 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 4,094 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 5,061 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 4,007 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 3,660 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 3,419 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 3,261 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 4,134 kilowatt-hours per person | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 4,221 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,186 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 4,039 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4,163 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 6,601 kilowatt-hours per person | +58.6% |
| 2021 | 6,447 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 6,071 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 6,512 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 7,314 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.3% |
| 2025 | 7,103 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 7,103 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,144 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas consumption per person in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +6113.4% | 49.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,057 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1995 | -94.8% | 952.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 49.21 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,112 kilowatt-hours per person | 49.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,704 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,815 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,529 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,242 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,015 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,261 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,061 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,675 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,071 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,314 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 45 Mexico 7,554 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Japan 7,343 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Greece 7,157 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 49 Croatia 6,840 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 50 Moldova 6,764 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 51 Czechia 6,732 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0028 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7.72 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas consumption per person in Hong Kong?
- Gas consumption per person in Hong Kong was 7,103 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas consumption per person recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 7,314 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gas consumption per person recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1980.
- How does Hong Kong rank for gas consumption per person?
- Hong Kong ranks 48th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gas consumption per person rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.