Hong Kong Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2023
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- Hong Kong coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 65.44%, a 10.74% decline from 2014.
- Hong Kong coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 76.18%, a 1.35% increase from 2013.
- Hong Kong coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 74.82%, a 4.52% increase from 2012.
- Hong Kong coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 70.30%, a 0.73% decline from 2011.
| Hong Kong Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
65.44% |
-10.74% |
| 2014 |
76.18% |
1.35% |
| 2013 |
74.82% |
4.52% |
| 2012 |
70.30% |
-0.73% |
| 2011 |
71.04% |
9.06% |
| 2010 |
61.97% |
-8.78% |
| 2009 |
70.75% |
2.64% |
| 2008 |
68.11% |
-5.12% |
| 2007 |
73.23% |
4.39% |
| 2006 |
68.84% |
-1.46% |
| 2005 |
70.30% |
1.38% |
| 2004 |
68.92% |
-8.75% |
| 2003 |
77.66% |
13.93% |
| 2002 |
63.74% |
2.35% |
| 2001 |
61.39% |
0.94% |
| 2000 |
60.44% |
4.34% |
| 1999 |
56.10% |
-8.91% |
| 1998 |
65.01% |
5.50% |
| 1997 |
59.51% |
-22.37% |
| 1996 |
81.88% |
-15.46% |
| 1995 |
97.34% |
-0.66% |
| 1994 |
98.00% |
3.01% |
| 1993 |
94.98% |
-0.81% |
| 1992 |
95.79% |
-0.65% |
| 1991 |
96.44% |
-1.76% |
| 1990 |
98.21% |
1.15% |
| 1989 |
97.06% |
-1.18% |
| 1988 |
98.24% |
3.13% |
| 1987 |
95.10% |
10.25% |
| 1986 |
84.85% |
6.95% |
| 1985 |
77.91% |
8.53% |
| 1984 |
69.38% |
15.72% |
| 1983 |
53.66% |
31.63% |
| 1982 |
22.03% |
22.03% |
| 1981 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1980 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1979 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1978 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1977 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1976 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1975 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1974 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1973 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1972 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1971 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
