Hong Kong vs Jamaica: Nitrous oxide emissions

Hong Kong
442,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jamaica
357,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
152nd
Jamaica rank
154th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 442,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 357,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica, a difference of 85,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 152nd and Jamaica ranks 154th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Jamaica Difference Ahead
1850s 31,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1860s 33,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1870s 38,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1880s 45,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1890s 49,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1900s 54,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1910s 61,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 98,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36,922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1920s 69,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 104,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1930s 77,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1940s 100,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 167,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1950s 139,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 278,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 139,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1960s 176,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 369,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 192,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1970s 282,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 392,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1980s 442,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 420,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hong Kong
1990s 736,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 499,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 236,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hong Kong
2000s 589,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 494,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 95,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hong Kong
2010s 586,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 381,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 204,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hong Kong
2020s 494,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 362,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 131,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Hong Kong or Jamaica?
Hong Kong, at 442,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 357,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Hong Kong and Jamaica?
85,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Jamaica?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Jamaica rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Hong Kong ranks 152nd and Jamaica ranks 154th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.