Co2 intensity in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Co2 intensity was 0.0862 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Co2 intensity in Hong Kong, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Hong Kong is 0.0862, 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, co2 intensity in Hong Kong peaked at 0.2421 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0862, 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.
Co2 intensity in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1648 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2066 | +25.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1869 | -9.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1943 | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1862 | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1788 | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1853 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1898 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1762 | -7.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1868 | +6.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1918 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.2089 | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1986 | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2023 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1881 | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1881 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1978 | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.225 | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.219 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2421 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2374 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2406 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2211 | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1977 | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2228 | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2299 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2249 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2292 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2338 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2113 | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.201 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.206 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2109 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.212 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2042 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2087 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2096 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2037 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1961 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1964 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1707 | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1711 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1884 | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1892 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1603 | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1595 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1396 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1412 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1933 | +36.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2075 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1819 | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1701 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1755 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1895 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1688 | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.167 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1526 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1496 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1447 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1456 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1325 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1374 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1338 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1346 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1344 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1224 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1225 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1155 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1127 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1128 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0965 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.091 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0862 | -5.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0862 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 47% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0862 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2839, 30% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +36.9% | 0.1412 | 0.1933 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1856 | 0.1648 | 0.2066 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2062 | 0.1881 | 0.2421 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2249 | 0.1977 | 0.2406 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2049 | 0.1961 | 0.212 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1721 | 0.1396 | 0.2075 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1645 | 0.1447 | 0.1895 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1259 | 0.1127 | 0.1374 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0912 | 0.0862 | 0.0965 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More climate change data for Hong Kong
- Share co2 vs population 0.0204 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate 32.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -110.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.3349 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3349 % 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)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -76.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity in Hong Kong?
- Co2 intensity in Hong Kong was 0.0862 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2421 in 1969.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0862 in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong rank for co2 intensity?
- Hong Kong ranks 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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