Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Hong Kong, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Hong Kong is 0.0862 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Hong Kong peaked at 0.2421 kilograms per international-$ in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0862 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Hong Kong 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1648 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2066 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2062 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2421 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1977 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2406 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.212 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1721 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1396 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2075 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1645 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1447 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1895 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1259 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1127 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1374 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0912 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0965 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More climate change data for Hong Kong
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.50 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 7.50 million (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.49 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.75 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.49 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.49 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Hong Kong?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Hong Kong was 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2421 kilograms per international-$ in 1969.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Hong Kong ranks 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).