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
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2000–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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