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Greenhouse gas emissions — Hong Kong

Greenhouse gas emissions in Hong Kong in 2024 — 38.91 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 89 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 111,082.9%.

2024 38.91 Mt CO₂e +0.91% vs 2023
World rank 89of 199
Period maximum 50.72 Mt CO₂e2014
Period minimum 0.04 Mt CO₂e1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Hong Kong, 1850–20240204060185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.04 Mt CO₂e1853: 0.04 Mt CO₂e1856: 0.04 Mt CO₂e1859: 0.05 Mt CO₂e1862: 0.05 Mt CO₂e1865: 0.05 Mt CO₂e1868: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1871: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1874: 0.06 Mt CO₂e1877: 0.07 Mt CO₂e1880: 0.08 Mt CO₂e1883: 0.08 Mt CO₂e1886: 0.08 Mt CO₂e1889: 0.09 Mt CO₂e1892: 0.09 Mt CO₂e1895: 0.1 Mt CO₂e1898: 0.1 Mt CO₂e1901: 0.11 Mt CO₂e1904: 0.12 Mt CO₂e1907: 0.13 Mt CO₂e1910: 0.15 Mt CO₂e1913: 0.16 Mt CO₂e1916: 0.17 Mt CO₂e1919: 0.18 Mt CO₂e1922: 0.19 Mt CO₂e1925: 0.2 Mt CO₂e1928: 0.21 Mt CO₂e1931: 0.23 Mt CO₂e1934: 0.28 Mt CO₂e1937: 0.33 Mt CO₂e1940: 0.39 Mt CO₂e1943: 0.43 Mt CO₂e1946: 0.5 Mt CO₂e1949: 0.61 Mt CO₂e1952: 2.23 Mt CO₂e1955: 2.76 Mt CO₂e1958: 3.45 Mt CO₂e1961: 4.69 Mt CO₂e1964: 5.82 Mt CO₂e1967: 7.85 Mt CO₂e1970: 10.47 Mt CO₂e1973: 11.65 Mt CO₂e1976: 15.06 Mt CO₂e1979: 18.76 Mt CO₂e1982: 22.78 Mt CO₂e1985: 26.24 Mt CO₂e1988: 33.05 Mt CO₂e1991: 32.71 Mt CO₂e1994: 35.57 Mt CO₂e1997: 35.02 Mt CO₂e2000: 44.65 Mt CO₂e2003: 47.5 Mt CO₂e2006: 46.76 Mt CO₂e2009: 46.62 Mt CO₂e2012: 47.89 Mt CO₂e2015: 47.65 Mt CO₂e2018: 48.05 Mt CO₂e2021: 39.15 Mt CO₂e2024: 38.91 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +38.88 (+111,082.86%) Average annual rate: 4.11 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Hong Kong 38.91 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
East Asia & Pacific computed 21,054.9 Mt CO₂e
Eastern Asia computed 16,256.36 Mt CO₂e
High-income countries computed 17,682.98 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 38.91 +0.35 +0.91%
2023 38.56 +2.29 +6.3%
2022 36.28 −2.88 −7.35%
2021 39.15 +0.15 +0.39%
2020 39 −8.41 −17.73%
2019 47.41 −0.65 −1.34%
2018 48.05 +0.22 +0.46%
2017 47.83 −0.85 −1.75%
2016 48.69 +1.03 +2.17%
2015 47.65 −3.07 −6.05%
2014 50.72 +1.24 +2.5%
2013 49.48 +1.59 +3.32%
2012 47.89 −0.38 −0.79%
2011 48.27 +3.16 +7.01%
2010 45.11 −1.5 −3.23%
2009 46.62 −1.13 −2.37%
2008 47.75 −0.75 −1.54%
2007 48.5 +1.73 +3.71%
2006 46.76 −1.37 −2.85%
2005 48.13 +2.27 +4.94%
2004 45.87 −1.63 −3.44%
2003 47.5 +3.78 +8.64%
2002 43.72 +1.64 +3.9%
2001 42.08 −2.57 −5.75%
2000 44.65 −2.92 −6.13%
1999 47.57 +3.84 +8.78%
1998 43.73 +8.71 +24.86%
1997 35.02 +1.65 +4.93%
1996 33.37 −2.41 −6.75%
1995 35.79 +0.22 +0.62%
1994 35.57 −3.66 −9.34%
1993 39.23 +1.97 +5.28%
1992 37.26 +4.55 +13.91%
1991 32.71 +1.52 +4.88%
1990 31.19 −2.86 −8.41%
1989 34.05 +1 +3.04%
1988 33.05 +1.37 +4.33%
1987 31.68 +2.64 +9.1%
1986 29.03 +2.79 +10.65%
1985 26.24 +0.71 +2.77%
1984 25.53 +1.39 +5.76%
1983 24.14 +1.36 +5.97%
1982 22.78 +1.09 +5.03%
1981 21.69 +2.09 +10.68%
1980 19.6 +0.83 +4.44%
1979 18.76 +0.25 +1.33%
1978 18.52 +1.64 +9.7%
1977 16.88 +1.82 +12.09%
1976 15.06 +1.59 +11.81%
1975 13.47 +0.41 +3.11%
1974 13.06 +1.42 +12.17%
1973 11.65 +0.02 +0.14%
1972 11.63 +0.18 +1.57%
1971 11.45 +0.98 +9.31%
1970 10.47 +0.76 +7.79%
1969 9.72 +1.63 +20.14%
1968 8.09 +0.24 +3.02%
1967 7.85 +0.94 +13.67%
1966 6.91 +0.44 +6.8%
1965 6.47 +0.65 +11.21%
1964 5.82 +0.05 +0.81%
1963 5.77 +0.67 +13.16%
1962 5.1 +0.41 +8.68%
1961 4.69 +0.5 +11.99%
1960 4.19 +0.33 +8.67%
1959 3.85 +0.41 +11.74%
1958 3.45 +0.08 +2.37%
1957 3.37 +0.31 +10.03%
1956 3.06 +0.31 +11.14%
1955 2.76 +0.14 +5.47%
1954 2.61 +0.13 +5.24%
1953 2.48 +0.25 +11.2%
1952 2.23 +0.03 +1.18%
1951 2.21 +0.28 +14.36%
1950 1.93 +1.32 +217.79%
1949 0.61 +0.03 +5.38%
1948 0.58 +0.03 +6.27%
1947 0.54 +0.04 +8.84%
1946 0.5 +0.03 +5.51%
1945 0.47 +0.03 +5.59%
1944 0.45 +0.02 +3.95%
1943 0.43 +0.02 +3.61%
1942 0.42 −0.04 −8.79%
1941 0.46 +0.07 +17.57%
1940 0.39 −0.04 −8.51%
1939 0.42 +0.02 +4.19%
1938 0.41 +0.07 +21.92%
1937 0.33 +0.02 +5.38%
1936 0.32 +0.02 +6.04%
1935 0.3 +0.02 +5.67%
1934 0.28 +0.02 +6.42%
1933 0.27 +0.02 +6.85%
1932 0.25 +0.02 +7.36%
1931 0.23 +0.02 +7.94%
1930 0.21 +0 +1.42%
1929 0.21 +0 +1.93%
1928 0.21 +0 +1.47%
1927 0.2 +0 +2%
1926 0.2 +0 +2.04%
1925 0.2 −0 −0.51%
1924 0.2 +0 +2.07%
1923 0.19 +0 +2.12%
1922 0.19 +0 +2.16%
1921 0.19 +0 +1.65%
1920 0.18 +0 +2.25%
1919 0.18 +0 +1.71%
1918 0.18 +0 +2.34%
1917 0.17 +0 +1.79%
1916 0.17 +0 +2.44%
1915 0.16 +0 +2.5%
1914 0.16 +0 +1.91%
1913 0.16 +0 +2.61%
1912 0.15 +0 +2.68%
1911 0.15 +0 +2.05%
1910 0.15 +0 +2.82%
1909 0.14 +0 +2.9%
1908 0.14 +0 +2.99%
1907 0.13 +0 +2.29%
1906 0.13 +0 +3.15%
1905 0.13 +0 +3.25%
1904 0.12 +0 +3.36%
1903 0.12 +0 +3.48%
1902 0.12 +0 +2.68%
1901 0.11 +0 +3.7%
1900 0.11 +0 +1.89%
1899 0.11 +0 +1.92%
1898 0.1 +0 +2.97%
1897 0.1 +0 +2.02%
1896 0.1 +0 +2.06%
1895 0.1 +0 +2.11%
1894 0.1 +0 +2.15%
1893 0.09 +0 +2.2%
1892 0.09 +0 +2.25%
1891 0.09 +0 +2.3%
1890 0.09 +0 +2.35%
1889 0.09 +0 +1.19%
1888 0.08 +0 +1.2%
1887 0.08 +0 +1.22%
1886 0.08 +0 +1.23%
1885 0.08 +0 +2.53%
1884 0.08 +0 +1.28%
1883 0.08 +0 +1.3%
1882 0.08 +0 +1.32%
1881 0.08 +0 +1.33%
1880 0.08 +0 +2.74%
1879 0.07 +0 +1.39%
1878 0.07 +0 +2.86%
1877 0.07 +0 +2.94%
1876 0.07 +0 +3.03%
1875 0.07 +0 +3.13%
1874 0.06 +0 +3.23%
1873 0.06 +0 +3.33%
1872 0.06 +0 +1.69%
1871 0.06 +0 +3.51%
1870 0.06 +0 +1.79%
1869 0.06 +0 +1.82%
1868 0.06 +0 +1.85%
1867 0.05 +0 +1.89%
1866 0.05 +0 +1.92%
1865 0.05 +0 +1.96%
1864 0.05 +0 +2%
1863 0.05 +0 +2.04%
1862 0.05 +0 +2.08%
1861 0.05 +0 +2.13%
1860 0.05 +0 +2.17%
1859 0.05 +0 +2.22%
1858 0.05 +0 +2.27%
1857 0.04 +0 +2.33%
1856 0.04 +0 +2.38%
1855 0.04 +0 +5%
1854 0.04 +0 +2.56%
1853 0.04 +0 +2.63%
1852 0.04 +0 +2.7%
1851 0.04 +0 +5.71%
1850 0.04 — —

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

MO Macao 1.17 HK Hong Kong 38.91 KP North Korea 89.8 MN Mongolia 98.21 TW Taiwan 283.54 KR South Korea 630.57 JP Japan 1,007.16 CN China 14,107.01
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About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

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

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