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Hong Kong, China vs United Arab Emirates: Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP

Hong Kong, China
68,725 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
69,702 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • United Arab Emirates
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k199020072025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 69,702 international-$ in 2021 prices against 68,725 international-$ in 2021 prices in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 977 international-$ in 2021 prices.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 198 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 36,304 international-$ in 2021 prices 102,444 international-$ in 2021 prices 66,140 international-$ in 2021 prices United Arab Emirates
2000s 46,683 international-$ in 2021 prices 88,319 international-$ in 2021 prices 41,637 international-$ in 2021 prices United Arab Emirates
2010s 62,106 international-$ in 2021 prices 73,506 international-$ in 2021 prices 11,400 international-$ in 2021 prices United Arab Emirates
2020s 64,365 international-$ in 2021 prices 69,081 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,717 international-$ in 2021 prices United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp, Hong Kong, China or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 69,702 international-$ in 2021 prices against 68,725 international-$ in 2021 prices in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp between Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
977 international-$ in 2021 prices, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates rank globally for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp?
Hong Kong, China ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.