Hong Kong vs Tuvalu: Per capita methane emissions
Hong Kong
0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
143rd
Tuvalu rank
141st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Hong Kong
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 143rd and Tuvalu ranks 141st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1860s | 0.2032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1870s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1880s | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1890s | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1900s | 0.1907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1930s | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1940s | 0.217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1950s | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 0.4431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 0.5054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.6164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0.6168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.6766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Hong Kong or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Hong Kong and Tuvalu?
- 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Hong Kong ranks 143rd and Tuvalu ranks 141st 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.