Cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Cumulative CO2 emissions — Hong Kong

Cumulative CO2 emissions in Hong Kong in 2024 — 1,750.3 Mt. Ranked 143 in the world out of 214. Since 1938, the indicator has risen by 3,182,265.5%.

2024 1,750.3 Mt +1.94% vs 2023
World rank 143of 214
Period maximum 1,750.3 Mt2024
Period minimum 0.06 Mt1938

Trend over time

1938–2024 · million tonnes

Cumulative CO2 emissions — Hong Kong, 1938–202405001,0001,5002,000193819471956196519741983199220012010201920241938: 0.06 Mt1941: 0.16 Mt1948: 0.21 Mt1950: 1.56 Mt1952: 4.65 Mt1954: 8.18 Mt1956: 12.18 Mt1958: 16.91 Mt1960: 22.57 Mt1962: 29.62 Mt1964: 38.09 Mt1966: 48.05 Mt1968: 60.3 Mt1970: 76.44 Mt1972: 94.87 Mt1974: 114.82 Mt1976: 138.32 Mt1978: 168.24 Mt1980: 200.68 Mt1982: 238.92 Mt1984: 282.05 Mt1986: 330.46 Mt1988: 387.83 Mt1990: 445.12 Mt1992: 506.51 Mt1994: 572.36 Mt1996: 632.54 Mt1998: 701.96 Mt2000: 784.28 Mt2002: 860.57 Mt2004: 944.46 Mt2006: 1,029.71 Mt2008: 1,116.08 Mt2010: 1,197.72 Mt2012: 1,283.61 Mt2014: 1,373.41 Mt2016: 1,459.18 Mt2018: 1,544.21 Mt2020: 1,619.62 Mt2022: 1,684.02 Mt2024: 1,750.3 Mt
Change over the period: +1,750.25 (+3,182,265.45%) Average annual rate: 12.81 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong

Hong Kong 1,750.3 Mt
World computed 1,803,056.96 Mt
East Asia & Pacific computed 462,579.57 Mt
Eastern Asia computed 393,660.72 Mt
High-income countries computed 1,147,396.67 Mt
Cumulative CO2 emissions — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 1,750.3 +33.32 +1.94%
2023 1,716.98 +32.96 +1.96%
2022 1,684.02 +30.76 +1.86%
2021 1,653.26 +33.64 +2.08%
2020 1,619.62 +33.51 +2.11%
2019 1,586.11 +41.9 +2.71%
2018 1,544.21 +42.6 +2.84%
2017 1,501.61 +42.43 +2.91%
2016 1,459.18 +43.37 +3.06%
2015 1,415.82 +42.4 +3.09%
2014 1,373.41 +45.49 +3.43%
2013 1,327.92 +44.31 +3.45%
2012 1,283.61 +42.74 +3.44%
2011 1,240.87 +43.15 +3.6%
2010 1,197.72 +40.06 +3.46%
2009 1,157.66 +41.58 +3.73%
2008 1,116.08 +42.79 +3.99%
2007 1,073.28 +43.57 +4.23%
2006 1,029.71 +41.91 +4.24%
2005 987.8 +43.33 +4.59%
2004 944.46 +41.16 +4.56%
2003 903.3 +42.73 +4.97%
2002 860.57 +39 +4.75%
2001 821.57 +37.29 +4.75%
2000 784.28 +39.77 +5.34%
1999 744.51 +42.55 +6.06%
1998 701.96 +38.93 +5.87%
1997 663.04 +30.5 +4.82%
1996 632.54 +28.91 +4.79%
1995 603.63 +31.27 +5.46%
1994 572.36 +31.08 +5.74%
1993 541.28 +34.78 +6.87%
1992 506.51 +32.92 +6.95%
1991 473.58 +28.46 +6.39%
1990 445.12 +27.15 +6.5%
1989 417.97 +30.14 +7.77%
1988 387.83 +29.29 +8.17%
1987 358.55 +28.09 +8.5%
1986 330.46 +25.53 +8.37%
1985 304.94 +22.88 +8.11%
1984 282.05 +22.23 +8.55%
1983 259.83 +20.91 +8.75%
1982 238.92 +19.62 +8.95%
1981 219.29 +18.62 +9.28%
1980 200.68 +16.6 +9.02%
1979 184.08 +15.84 +9.41%
1978 168.24 +15.71 +10.3%
1977 152.53 +14.2 +10.27%
1976 138.32 +12.49 +9.93%
1975 125.83 +11.01 +9.59%
1974 114.82 +10.67 +10.24%
1973 104.16 +9.29 +9.79%
1972 94.87 +9.28 +10.84%
1971 85.59 +9.15 +11.97%
1970 76.44 +8.39 +12.33%
1969 68.05 +7.75 +12.85%
1968 60.3 +6.2 +11.46%
1967 54.1 +6.05 +12.6%
1966 48.05 +5.16 +12.04%
1965 42.89 +4.8 +12.61%
1964 38.09 +4.22 +12.46%
1963 33.87 +4.25 +14.34%
1962 29.62 +3.68 +14.2%
1961 25.94 +3.37 +14.93%
1960 22.57 +2.95 +15.05%
1959 19.62 +2.7 +15.99%
1958 16.91 +2.37 +16.32%
1957 14.54 +2.36 +19.41%
1956 12.18 +2.12 +21.1%
1955 10.05 +1.88 +22.98%
1954 8.18 +1.8 +28.22%
1953 6.38 +1.73 +37.21%
1952 4.65 +1.54 +49.33%
1951 3.11 +1.56 +100.13%
1950 1.56 +1.32 +558.9%
1949 0.24 +0.03 +14.01%
1948 0.21 +0.03 +13.74%
1947 0.18
1941 0.16
1939 0.11 +0.05 +98.18%
1938 0.06

About the indicator

Total CO2 emissions of a country from 1750 through the year shown. It is cumulative emissions rather than current ones that determine the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and the warming already reached, which makes this indicator the basis of the argument about the historical responsibility of countries that industrialized earlier.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.