What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Hong Kong and Malta?

8.57 tonnes per person, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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 Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Malta: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita

Hong Kong

14.94 tonnes per person

in 2023

Malta

23.51 tonnes per person

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

3rd

Malta rank

1st

Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita over time

Hong Kong
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 23.51 tonnes per person against 14.94 tonnes per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 8.57 tonnes per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 1st of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.36 tonnes per person	2.76 tonnes per person	4.6 tonnes per person	Hong Kong
2000s	7.29 tonnes per person	6.63 tonnes per person	0.6643 tonnes per person	Hong Kong
2010s	11.06 tonnes per person	20.44 tonnes per person	9.37 tonnes per person	Malta
2020s	13.76 tonnes per person	25.41 tonnes per person	11.65 tonnes per person	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita, Hong Kong or Malta?: Malta, at 23.51 tonnes per person against 14.94 tonnes per person in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Hong Kong and Malta?: 8.57 tonnes per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?: Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 1st 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 Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.