China vs Hong Kong: Consumption based carbon intensity

China
0.3867
in 2022
Hong Kong
0.4072
in 2022
China rank
22nd
Hong Kong rank
19th

Consumption based carbon intensity over time

  • China
  • Hong Kong
00.20.40.60.8199020062022

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.4072 against 0.3867 in China, a difference of 0.0205.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 22nd and Hong Kong ranks 19th of 119 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6383 0.407 0.2312 China
2000s 0.5421 0.3641 0.178 China
2010s 0.4959 0.363 0.1328 China
2020s 0.3926 0.3705 0.0221 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption based carbon intensity, China or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 0.4072 against 0.3867 in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in consumption based carbon intensity between China and Hong Kong?
0.0205, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do China and Hong Kong rank globally for consumption based carbon intensity?
China ranks 22nd and Hong Kong ranks 19th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption based carbon intensity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 3,909 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed