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

Hong Kong
0.0162 tonnes per person
in 2022
Turkey
0.015 tonnes per person
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
185th
Turkey rank
188th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.0162 tonnes per person against 0.015 tonnes per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 185th and Turkey ranks 188th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0076 tonnes per person 0.0468 tonnes per person 0.0392 tonnes per person Turkey
1970s 0.007 tonnes per person 0.0518 tonnes per person 0.0448 tonnes per person Turkey
1980s 0.0109 tonnes per person 0.0623 tonnes per person 0.0514 tonnes per person Turkey
1990s 0.0152 tonnes per person 0.0574 tonnes per person 0.0421 tonnes per person Turkey
2000s 0.0203 tonnes per person 0.0341 tonnes per person 0.0137 tonnes per person Turkey
2010s 0.0177 tonnes per person 0.0208 tonnes per person 0.0031 tonnes per person Turkey
2020s 0.0169 tonnes per person 0.015 tonnes per person 0.0019 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, Hong Kong or Turkey?
Hong Kong, at 0.0162 tonnes per person against 0.015 tonnes per person in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Hong Kong and Turkey?
0.0012 tonnes per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong and Turkey rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 185th and Turkey ranks 188th 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.