Hong Kong vs India: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Hong Kong
1.53 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
1.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
29th
India rank
32nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Hong Kong
- India
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1.53 tonnes per person against 1.45 tonnes per person in India, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 29th and India ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 6 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1791 tonnes per person | 0.166 tonnes per person | 0.013 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 0.0972 tonnes per person | 0.2269 tonnes per person | 0.1296 tonnes per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0.2516 tonnes per person | 0.242 tonnes per person | India |
| 1980s | 1.8 tonnes per person | 0.3323 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 2.82 tonnes per person | 0.4867 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 0.6326 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 3.58 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.4233 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Hong Kong or India?
- Hong Kong, at 1.53 tonnes per person against 1.45 tonnes per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Hong Kong and India?
- 0.08 tonnes per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and India?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and India rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Hong Kong ranks 29th and India ranks 32nd of 179 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.