Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled was 1.75 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, 1938–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China is 1.75 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 82 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.75 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54,514 tonnes, in 1938.
Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 54,514 tonnes | — |
| 1939 | 109,028 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1940 | 136,285 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1941 | 163,542 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1947 | 181,713 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1948 | 207,153 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1949 | 236,227 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1950 | 1.55 million tonnes | +558.3% |
| 1951 | 3.11 million tonnes | +100.1% |
| 1952 | 4.65 million tonnes | +49.3% |
| 1953 | 6.38 million tonnes | +37.2% |
| 1954 | 8.17 million tonnes | +28.2% |
| 1955 | 10.05 million tonnes | +23.0% |
| 1956 | 12.17 million tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1957 | 14.54 million tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1958 | 16.91 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1959 | 19.61 million tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1960 | 22.57 million tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1961 | 25.94 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1962 | 29.62 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 33.86 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 38.08 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 42.89 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 48.05 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 54.10 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 60.30 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 68.05 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 76.44 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 85.59 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 94.87 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 104.16 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 114.82 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 125.83 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 138.32 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 152.53 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 168.24 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 184.08 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 200.68 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 219.29 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 238.92 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 259.83 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 282.05 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 304.94 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 330.46 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 358.55 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 387.83 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 417.97 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 445.12 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 473.58 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 506.50 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 541.28 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 572.36 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 603.63 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 632.54 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 663.04 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 701.96 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 744.51 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 784.28 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 821.57 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 860.57 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 903.30 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 944.46 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 987.79 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 billion tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.07 billion tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.12 billion tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.16 billion tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.20 billion tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.24 billion tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.28 billion tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.33 billion tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.37 billion tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.42 billion tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.46 billion tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.50 billion tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.54 billion tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.59 billion tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.62 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.65 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.68 billion tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.72 billion tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.75 billion tonnes | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +558.3% | 236,227 tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes |
| 1939 | +100.0% | 54,514 tonnes | 109,028 tonnes |
| 1951 | +100.1% | 1.55 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes |
| 1952 | +49.3% | 3.11 million tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 81,771 tonnes | 54,514 tonnes | 109,028 tonnes | 2 |
| 1940s | 184,984 tonnes | 136,285 tonnes | 236,227 tonnes | 5 |
| 1950s | 9.72 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 19.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.35 million tonnes | 22.57 million tonnes | 68.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 124.49 million tonnes | 76.44 million tonnes | 184.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 300.05 million tonnes | 200.68 million tonnes | 417.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 588.45 million tonnes | 445.12 million tonnes | 744.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 967.87 million tonnes | 784.28 million tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 69 New Zealand 2.01 billion tonnes compare
- 70 Bangladesh 2.00 billion tonnes compare
- 71 Cuba 1.81 billion tonnes compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 1.71 billion tonnes compare
- 74 Oman 1.67 billion tonnes compare
- 75 Estonia 1.67 billion tonnes compare
More climate change data for Hong Kong, China
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- 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)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population 7.50 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.50 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China was 1.75 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,514 tonnes in 1938.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.