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Carbon intensity of the economy — Hong Kong

Carbon intensity of the economy in Hong Kong in 2022 — 0.086 kg/$. Ranked 10 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 47.9%.

2022 0.086 kg/$ −5.49% vs 2021
World rank 10of 164
Period maximum 0.242 kg/$1969
Period minimum 0.086 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Hong Kong, 1950–20220.050.10.150.20.2519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.165 kg/$1952: 0.187 kg/$1954: 0.186 kg/$1956: 0.185 kg/$1958: 0.176 kg/$1960: 0.192 kg/$1962: 0.199 kg/$1964: 0.188 kg/$1966: 0.198 kg/$1968: 0.219 kg/$1970: 0.237 kg/$1972: 0.221 kg/$1974: 0.223 kg/$1976: 0.225 kg/$1978: 0.234 kg/$1980: 0.201 kg/$1982: 0.211 kg/$1984: 0.204 kg/$1986: 0.21 kg/$1988: 0.196 kg/$1990: 0.171 kg/$1992: 0.188 kg/$1994: 0.16 kg/$1996: 0.14 kg/$1998: 0.193 kg/$2000: 0.182 kg/$2002: 0.176 kg/$2004: 0.169 kg/$2006: 0.153 kg/$2008: 0.145 kg/$2010: 0.132 kg/$2012: 0.134 kg/$2014: 0.134 kg/$2016: 0.123 kg/$2018: 0.113 kg/$2020: 0.097 kg/$2022: 0.086 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.079 (−47.88%) Average annual rate: -0.9 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Hong Kong 0.086 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Eastern Asia computed 0.388 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.086 −0.005 −5.49%
2021 0.091 −0.006 −6.19%
2020 0.097 −0.016 −14.16%
2019 0.113 +0 +0%
2018 0.113 −0.002 −1.74%
2017 0.115 −0.008 −6.5%
2016 0.123 +0.001 +0.82%
2015 0.122 −0.012 −8.96%
2014 0.134 −0.001 −0.74%
2013 0.135 +0.001 +0.75%
2012 0.134 −0.003 −2.19%
2011 0.137 +0.005 +3.79%
2010 0.132 −0.014 −9.59%
2009 0.146 +0.001 +0.69%
2008 0.145 −0.005 −3.33%
2007 0.15 −0.003 −1.96%
2006 0.153 −0.014 −8.38%
2005 0.167 −0.002 −1.18%
2004 0.169 −0.021 −11.05%
2003 0.19 +0.014 +7.95%
2002 0.176 +0.006 +3.53%
2001 0.17 −0.012 −6.59%
2000 0.182 −0.025 −12.08%
1999 0.207 +0.014 +7.25%
1998 0.193 +0.052 +36.88%
1997 0.141 +0.001 +0.71%
1996 0.14 −0.019 −11.95%
1995 0.159 −0.001 −0.63%
1994 0.16 −0.029 −15.34%
1993 0.189 +0.001 +0.53%
1992 0.188 +0.017 +9.94%
1991 0.171 +0 +0%
1990 0.171 −0.025 −12.76%
1989 0.196 +0 +0%
1988 0.196 −0.008 −3.92%
1987 0.204 −0.006 −2.86%
1986 0.21 +0.001 +0.48%
1985 0.209 +0.005 +2.45%
1984 0.204 −0.008 −3.77%
1983 0.212 +0.001 +0.47%
1982 0.211 +0.005 +2.43%
1981 0.206 +0.005 +2.49%
1980 0.201 −0.01 −4.74%
1979 0.211 −0.023 −9.83%
1978 0.234 +0.005 +2.18%
1977 0.229 +0.004 +1.78%
1976 0.225 −0.005 −2.17%
1975 0.23 +0.007 +3.14%
1974 0.223 +0.025 +12.63%
1973 0.198 −0.023 −10.41%
1972 0.221 −0.02 −8.3%
1971 0.241 +0.004 +1.69%
1970 0.237 −0.005 −2.07%
1969 0.242 +0.023 +10.5%
1968 0.219 −0.006 −2.67%
1967 0.225 +0.027 +13.64%
1966 0.198 +0.01 +5.32%
1965 0.188 +0 +0%
1964 0.188 −0.014 −6.93%
1963 0.202 +0.003 +1.51%
1962 0.199 −0.01 −4.78%
1961 0.209 +0.017 +8.85%
1960 0.192 +0.005 +2.67%
1959 0.187 +0.011 +6.25%
1958 0.176 −0.014 −7.37%
1957 0.19 +0.005 +2.7%
1956 0.185 +0.006 +3.35%
1955 0.179 −0.007 −3.76%
1954 0.186 −0.008 −4.12%
1953 0.194 +0.007 +3.74%
1952 0.187 −0.02 −9.66%
1951 0.207 +0.042 +25.45%
1950 0.165 — —

Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HK Hong Kong 0.086 JP Japan 0.216 TW Taiwan 0.22 KR South Korea 0.284 CN China 0.434 MN Mongolia 0.903 KP North Korea 1.39
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

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

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