emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Macao
Macao: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0068 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Macao, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.0068 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Macao peaked at 0.0323 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 tonnes per person, in 2022.
That places Macao 200th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +42.3% |
| 1979 | 0.023 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0068 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 18% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0068 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 25% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.017 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.026 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.027 tonnes per person | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0323 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0271 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 197 East Timor 0.0077 tonnes per person compare
- 198 Solomon Islands 0.0072 tonnes per person compare
- 199 Jordan 0.0071 tonnes per person compare
- 201 Yemen 0.0044 tonnes per person compare
- 202 Puerto Rico 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
- 203 Faroe Islands 0.001 tonnes per person compare
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 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Macao?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Macao was 0.0068 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0323 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Macao ranks 200th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.