Hong Kong vs Maldives: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Hong Kong
4.49 tonnes per person
in 2024
Maldives
4.37 tonnes per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
78th
Maldives rank
80th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Maldives
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 4.49 tonnes per person against 4.37 tonnes per person in Maldives, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 80th of 213 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 0.0729 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 4.38 tonnes per person | 0.3601 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 5.35 tonnes per person | 0.9889 tonnes per person | 4.36 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 5.99 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 3.9 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 5.85 tonnes per person | 3.13 tonnes per person | 2.72 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 4.4 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | 0.4021 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Hong Kong or Maldives?
- Hong Kong, at 4.49 tonnes per person against 4.37 tonnes per person in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Hong Kong and Maldives?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Maldives rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 80th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.