Hong Kong vs Spain: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Hong Kong
5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
66th
Spain rank
69th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Hong Kong
- Spain
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain, a difference of 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 66th and Spain ranks 69th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1860s | 0.5296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1870s | 0.4169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1880s | 0.3805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.3282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.2931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.2609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.2326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.2312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1950s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Hong Kong or Spain?
- Hong Kong, at 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Hong Kong and Spain?
- 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Spain rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Hong Kong ranks 66th and Spain ranks 69th 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.