Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion was 31.14 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
31.14
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
37th
of 37 groups
All-time high
46.48
in 2014
All-time low
31.14
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 40.82001: 40.82002: 402003: 43.52004: 39.82005: 42.12006: 41.62007: 43.72008: 42.32009: 44.52010: 41.52011: 44.42012: 43.82013: 45.22014: 46.52015: 43.22016: 442017: 43.32018: 43.22019: 42.62020: 33.22021: 33.62022: 31.22023: 31.1

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recorded 31.14 for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 46.48 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.14, in 2023.

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 37th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year

Annual values for Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 40.75
2001 40.83 +0.2%
2002 39.96 -2.1%
2003 43.54 +9.0%
2004 39.8 -8.6%
2005 42.09 +5.8%
2006 41.63 -1.1%
2007 43.74 +5.1%
2008 42.3 -3.3%
2009 44.49 +5.2%
2010 41.45 -6.8%
2011 44.39 +7.1%
2012 43.84 -1.2%
2013 45.17 +3.0%
2014 46.48 +2.9%
2015 43.17 -7.1%
2016 44.04 +2.0%
2017 43.26 -1.8%
2018 43.16 -0.2%
2019 42.63 -1.2%
2020 33.22 -22.1%
2021 33.63 +1.2%
2022 31.18 -7.3%
2023 31.14 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.91 39.8 44.49 10
2010s 43.76 41.45 46.48 10
2020s 32.29 31.14 33.63 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 31.14 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
The highest recorded value was 46.48 in 2014.
What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
The lowest recorded value was 31.14 in 2023.
How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion?
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
197 places, 4,711 data points, 2000–2023
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