Aruba vs Macao: Greenhouse gas emissions
Aruba
952,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Macao
1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Aruba rank
175th
Macao rank
173rd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Aruba
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 952,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba, a difference of 216,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Macao ahead.
Aruba ranks 175th and Macao ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Macao in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 816.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1860s | 1,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1870s | 1,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1880s | 1,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1890s | 2,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1900s | 2,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1910s | 2,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1920s | 5,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1930s | 8,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1940s | 10,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1950s | 642,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 597,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1960s | 674,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 525,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1970s | 786,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 472,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1980s | 588,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 780,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1990s | 690,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2000s | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 2010s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2020s | 906,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Aruba or Macao?
- Macao, at 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 952,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Aruba and Macao?
- 216,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Macao?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Macao rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Aruba ranks 175th and Macao ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.