Hong Kong vs Tunisia: Per capita methane emissions
Hong Kong
0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tunisia
0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
143rd
Tunisia rank
146th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Hong Kong
- Tunisia
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tunisia ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 143rd and Tunisia ranks 146th of 199 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1860s | 0.2032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1870s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1890s | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1900s | 0.1907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 0.217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 0.4431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 0.5054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 0.6164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 0.6168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 0.6766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Hong Kong or Tunisia?
- Hong Kong, at 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Hong Kong and Tunisia?
- 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Tunisia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Hong Kong ranks 143rd and Tunisia ranks 146th 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.