China vs Hong Kong: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth
China
0.9612 % change on previous year
in 2024
Hong Kong
1.11 % change on previous year
in 2024
China rank
140th
Hong Kong rank
137th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth over time
- China
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1.11 % change on previous year against 0.9612 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.1488 % change on previous year.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1939 it was China ahead.
China ranks 140th and Hong Kong ranks 137th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Hong Kong in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 21.28 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 21.28 % change on previous year | China |
| 1940s | 26.73 % change on previous year | 27.14 % change on previous year | 0.4159 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 30.25 % change on previous year | 8.49 % change on previous year | 21.76 % change on previous year | China |
| 1960s | -0.4369 % change on previous year | 11.33 % change on previous year | 11.77 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 9.97 % change on previous year | 7.55 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | China |
| 1980s | 4.98 % change on previous year | 6.69 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | 0.3172 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 8.39 % change on previous year | -0.0945 % change on previous year | 8.49 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 3.18 % change on previous year | 0.1512 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 2.79 % change on previous year | -3.99 % change on previous year | 6.78 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth, China or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 1.11 % change on previous year against 0.9612 % change on previous year in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth between China and Hong Kong?
- 0.1488 % change on previous year, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1939 to 2024.
- How do China and Hong Kong rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth?
- China ranks 140th and Hong Kong ranks 137th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.