Equatorial Guinea vs Hong Kong: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Equatorial Guinea
5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hong Kong
5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
68th
Hong Kong rank
66th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 68th and Hong Kong ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 10 and Hong Kong in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1860s | 0.4435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1870s | 0.3959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1880s | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1890s | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.3712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 0.3413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 68th and Hong Kong ranks 66th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.