Hong Kong vs Macao: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
31,737 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Macao
31,722 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Macao rank
4th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 31,737 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,722 tonnes per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 15 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Macao ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,955 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,575 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,620 tonnes per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1970s | 11,488 tonnes per square kilometre | 14,198 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,710 tonnes per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1980s | 23,590 tonnes per square kilometre | 37,025 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,434 tonnes per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 31,990 tonnes per square kilometre | 58,954 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,964 tonnes per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 39,347 tonnes per square kilometre | 55,751 tonnes per square kilometre | 16,403 tonnes per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 40,805 tonnes per square kilometre | 45,194 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,390 tonnes per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 31,275 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,485 tonnes per square kilometre | 209.9 tonnes per square kilometre | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 31,737 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,722 tonnes per square kilometre in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 15 tonnes per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Macao ranks 4th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.