Hong Kong vs Italy: Per capita methane emissions
Hong Kong
0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Italy
0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
143rd
Italy rank
144th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Hong Kong
- Italy
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 143rd and Italy ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.2032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.1907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.4431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.5054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.6164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.6168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Hong Kong or Italy?
- Hong Kong, at 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Hong Kong and Italy?
- 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Italy?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Italy rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Hong Kong ranks 143rd and Italy ranks 144th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.