Belgium vs Hong Kong: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
16.79 tonnes per person
in 2023
Hong Kong
19.37 tonnes per person
in 2023
Belgium rank
9th
Hong Kong rank
7th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 19.37 tonnes per person against 16.79 tonnes per person in Belgium, a difference of 2.58 tonnes per person.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 9th and Hong Kong ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.88 tonnes per person | 12.71 tonnes per person | 0.1743 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 19.99 tonnes per person | 13.28 tonnes per person | 6.71 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 16.92 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 16.95 tonnes per person | 18.14 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 19.37 tonnes per person against 16.79 tonnes per person in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Hong Kong?
- 2.58 tonnes per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hong Kong?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Hong Kong rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Hong Kong ranks 7th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.