Hong Kong Key Figures
- Population:
- 7.54 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 3.22 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 0.00%
Data of the last year available: 2023
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 55.8 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 4.18 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 7.48%
* at purchasing power parity
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Hong Kong Total Energy Production & Consumption
Total energy consumption per capita was 1.6 toe in 2023. Per capita electricity consumption is about 6 MWh.
Total energy consumption increased by 5% in 2023 to 11.9 Mtoe, after declining by about 9% in 2022; it dropped by 12.5% in 2020 and remained stable in 2021. Previously, it had been fluctuating around 14 Mtoe since 2007.
Gas covers 36% of the country's total energy consumption, coal 31%, oil 24%, and electricity 9% (2023). Coal had the largest share of total energy consumption until 2019 (44% in 2019) and had been increasing since 2000 (from 31%).
Source: Hong Kong energy report
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Hong Kong Oil Production & Consumption
All of the country's oil products are imported from mainland China. Imports reached 13.9 Mt in 2023, a 25% increase compared to 2022, after decreasing sharply since 2018 (-15%/year).
Source: Hong Kong energy report
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Hong Kong Natural Gas Production & Consumption
All the gas is imported by pipe from mainland China. Imports increased by about 8% in 2023 to 5.3 bcm, after remaining stable in 2021 and 2022. They had jumped by 47% in 2020. Almost 91% of gas imports are used for power generation.
Since 2013, Hong Kong is supplied through the second West-East gas pipeline (WEPII) that runs from the border with Kazakhstan to Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong across 8 700 km. The gas is mainly used for power generation at the Longgutan power plant. In 2012, CLP and PetroChina signed a gas supply agreement for the provision of gas via WEPII.
Source: Hong Kong energy report
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Hong Kong Coal and Lignite Production & Consumption
Coal imports decreased by about 5% in 2023 to 5.9 Mt, similar to the drop seen in 2022. They had increased by 18% in 2021, after a 45% fall in 2020 due to a reduced use of coal for power generation. All the coal is used for power generation.
Source: Hong Kong energy report
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Hong Kong Renewable in % Electricity Production
In 2018, the ENB launched a solar feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme to encourage the development of small solar PV systems and facilitate the sale of solar power to utilities. Under the scheme, HEC and CLP will buy solar power at HK$4/kWh (US$51c/kWh) for systems up to 10 kW, HK$3/kWh (US$38c/kWh) for systems between 10 kW and 200 kW, and HK$2.5/kWh (US$32c/kWh) for systems up to 1 MW. The FiT rate fixed for a RES when joining the FiT scheme remains unchanged and is valid throughout the project's life or until end-2033, whichever is earlier. The FiT rates are reviewed and published annually.
Source: Hong Kong energy report
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Hong Kong GHG emissions and CO2 emissions
GHG emissions decreased by 4% in 2022 (to 34 Mt), after a 1% reduction in 2021 and a 17% drop in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, they had decreased by 2.1%/year over 2014-2019, after 55% growth from 1990 to 2014.
Source: Hong Kong energy report
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