Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Macao
Macao: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas was 2.64 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Macao, 2008–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Macao recorded 2.64 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 196.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Macao peaked at 2.64 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 157,552 tonnes, in 2008.
That places Macao 112th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Macao, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 157,552 tonnes | — |
| 2009 | 337,088 tonnes | +114.0% |
| 2010 | 633,872 tonnes | +88.0% |
| 2011 | 776,768 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 776,768 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 776,768 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 890,352 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 894,016 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 912,336 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million tonnes | +36.9% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 1.68 million tonnes | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 1.82 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.99 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 2.21 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 2.44 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 2.64 million tonnes | +8.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2.64 million tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 335.77 million tonnes, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2.64 million tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 350.88 million tonnes, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 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 | +114.0% | 157,552 tonnes | 337,088 tonnes |
| 2010 | +88.0% | 337,088 tonnes | 633,872 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 247,320 tonnes | 157,552 tonnes | 337,088 tonnes | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million tonnes | 633,872 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More climate change data for Macao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- 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)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Macao?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Macao was 2.64 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,552 tonnes in 2008.
- How does Macao rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Macao ranks 112th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.