Cuba vs Hong Kong: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Cuba
0.0153 tonnes per person
in 2022
Hong Kong
0.0162 tonnes per person
in 2022
Cuba rank
187th
Hong Kong rank
185th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Cuba
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.0162 tonnes per person against 0.0153 tonnes per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 187th and Hong Kong ranks 185th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0925 tonnes per person 0.0076 tonnes per person 0.0849 tonnes per person Cuba
1970s 0.0642 tonnes per person 0.007 tonnes per person 0.0572 tonnes per person Cuba
1980s 0.0714 tonnes per person 0.0109 tonnes per person 0.0605 tonnes per person Cuba
1990s 0.0463 tonnes per person 0.0152 tonnes per person 0.0311 tonnes per person Cuba
2000s 0.0243 tonnes per person 0.0203 tonnes per person 0.0039 tonnes per person Cuba
2010s 0.0171 tonnes per person 0.0177 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person Hong Kong
2020s 0.0158 tonnes per person 0.0169 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Cuba or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 0.0162 tonnes per person against 0.0153 tonnes per person in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Cuba and Hong Kong?
0.0009 tonnes per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Hong Kong?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Hong Kong rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Cuba ranks 187th and Hong Kong ranks 185th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.