Carbon intensity vs gdp in Macao
Macao: Carbon intensity vs gdp was 75.57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Macao, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon intensity vs gdp in Macao stood at 75.57. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs gdp in Macao peaked at 278.7 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 75.57, in 2024.
Macao ranks 200th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 261.07 | — |
| 1981 | 273.98 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 232.7 | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 235.22 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 189.95 | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 278.7 | +46.7% |
| 1986 | 233.02 | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 237.32 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 242.16 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 242.96 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 201.65 | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 219.57 | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 214.72 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 220.54 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 221.04 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 203.49 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 213 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 218.25 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 215.72 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 200.57 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 221.41 | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 214.31 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 176.4 | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 171.18 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 161.72 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 167.16 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 135.98 | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 124.4 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 114.86 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 181.14 | +57.7% |
| 2010 | 114.11 | -37.0% |
| 2011 | 118.53 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 102.66 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 88.18 | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 106.75 | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 136.84 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 135.23 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 119.98 | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 91.11 | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 85.28 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 80.09 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 83.69 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 84.45 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.23 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 75.57 | -4.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 75.57 is below the median for high income countries, which is 184.8, 41% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Macao's 75.57 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 214.52, 35% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity vs gdp in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +57.7% | 114.86 | 181.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 242.71 | 189.95 | 278.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 212.86 | 200.57 | 221.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 166.86 | 114.86 | 221.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.87 | 85.28 | 136.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6 | 75.57 | 84.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More climate change data for Macao
- Share co2 vs population 0.0033 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -40.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -113.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity vs gdp in Macao?
- Carbon intensity vs gdp in Macao was 75.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 278.7 in 1985.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.57 in 2024.
- How does Macao rank for carbon intensity vs gdp?
- Macao ranks 200th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs gdp rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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