Brunei vs Hong Kong: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Brunei
19.34 tonnes per person
in 2023
Hong Kong
19.37 tonnes per person
in 2023
Brunei rank
8th
Hong Kong rank
7th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Brunei
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 19.37 tonnes per person against 19.34 tonnes per person in Brunei, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 8th and Hong Kong ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.61 tonnes per person | 12.71 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 2000s | 14.55 tonnes per person | 13.28 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 2010s | 19.13 tonnes per person | 16.92 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 2020s | 18.65 tonnes per person | 18.14 tonnes per person | 0.5052 tonnes per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Brunei or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 19.37 tonnes per person against 19.34 tonnes per person in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Brunei and Hong Kong?
- 0.03 tonnes per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Hong Kong?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Hong Kong rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Brunei ranks 8th 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.