Hong Kong vs India: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong
0.4275 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India
0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
69th
India rank
67th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.4275 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0924 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 69th and India ranks 67th of 79 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.046 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.046 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0745 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0745 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0858 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0858 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1056 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1056 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1489 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1489 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.075 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2642 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1892 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.2932 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4188 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1256 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong or India?
- India, at 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.4275 kilowatt-hours per person in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong and India?
- 0.0924 kilowatt-hours per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and India rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 69th and India ranks 67th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.