Carbon intensity of electricity in Hong Kong in 2024 — 675 g/kWh. Ranked 176 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 14.8%.
2000–2024 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 675 | +1 | +0.15% |
| 2023 | 674 | −8 | −1.15% |
| 2022 | 682 | −9 | −1.35% |
| 2021 | 692 | +7 | +1.09% |
| 2020 | 684 | −93 | −11.91% |
| 2019 | 777 | −14 | −1.72% |
| 2018 | 790 | −20 | −2.5% |
| 2017 | 811 | −5 | −0.59% |
| 2016 | 815 | +0 | +0.06% |
| 2015 | 815 | −46 | −5.32% |
| 2014 | 861 | +6 | +0.72% |
| 2013 | 854 | +42 | +5.21% |
| 2012 | 812 | −26 | −3.13% |
| 2011 | 838 | +38 | +4.81% |
| 2010 | 800 | −37 | −4.45% |
| 2009 | 837 | +12 | +1.41% |
| 2008 | 825 | −22 | −2.57% |
| 2007 | 847 | +18 | +2.23% |
| 2006 | 829 | −6 | −0.76% |
| 2005 | 835 | +6 | +0.68% |
| 2004 | 829 | −37 | −4.28% |
| 2003 | 867 | +59 | +7.35% |
| 2002 | 807 | +11 | +1.36% |
| 2001 | 796 | +4 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 792 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
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