Hong Kong vs Malta: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Hong Kong
0.0862 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Malta
0.097 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
155th
Malta rank
153rd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Hong Kong
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.097 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0108 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 155th and Malta ranks 153rd of 164 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4816 kilograms per international-$ | 0.296 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.2062 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3174 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.2249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4344 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2095 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.2049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3925 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1877 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.1721 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2528 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.1645 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3106 kilograms per international-$ | 0.146 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.1259 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1762 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0503 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0912 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0985 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0073 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Hong Kong or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.097 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ in Hong Kong as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Hong Kong and Malta?
- 0.0108 kilograms per international-$, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Hong Kong ranks 155th and Malta ranks 153rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).