Hong Kong, China vs Trinidad and Tobago: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Hong Kong, China
1.75 billion tonnes
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
1.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
72nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
73rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B190919662024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.75 billion tonnes against 1.71 billion tonnes in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 39.33 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 81 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd of 215 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1930s 81,771 tonnes 72.13 million tonnes 72.05 million tonnes Trinidad and Tobago
1940s 197,159 tonnes 156.50 million tonnes 156.31 million tonnes Trinidad and Tobago
1950s 9.72 million tonnes 204.45 million tonnes 194.73 million tonnes Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 42.35 million tonnes 240.48 million tonnes 198.13 million tonnes Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 124.49 million tonnes 315.63 million tonnes 191.14 million tonnes Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 300.05 million tonnes 474.25 million tonnes 174.20 million tonnes Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 588.45 million tonnes 647.27 million tonnes 58.82 million tonnes Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 967.87 million tonnes 908.86 million tonnes 59.01 million tonnes Hong Kong, China
2010s 1.39 billion tonnes 1.34 billion tonnes 51.36 million tonnes Hong Kong, China
2020s 1.68 billion tonnes 1.64 billion tonnes 45.13 million tonnes Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Hong Kong, China or Trinidad and Tobago?
Hong Kong, China, at 1.75 billion tonnes against 1.71 billion tonnes in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Hong Kong, China and Trinidad and Tobago?
39.33 million tonnes, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Trinidad and Tobago?
81 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.