Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
190th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1999
All-time low
0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1965
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Hong Kong, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Hong Kong is 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1965.
That places Hong Kong 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +38.8% |
| 1999 | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 15% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 26% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita 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 | +38.8% | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 187 Comoros 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 188 Malta 0.0772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 189 North Korea 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 191 Kiribati 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 192 Nauru 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Hong Kong
- 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)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -76.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 7.50 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.50 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Hong Kong?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1965.
- How does Hong Kong rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – 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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.