Greenhouse Gas Footprints: Principal indicators … Production-based in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Greenhouse Gas Footprints: Principal indicators … Production-based was 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Hong Kong, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Hong Kong peaked at 0.461 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Hong Kong ranks 59th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints: Principal indicators … Production-based in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.401 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.361 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.329 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.438 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +33.1% |
| 1999 | 0.461 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.378 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.372 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.366 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.363 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.326 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.299 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.27 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.267 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.245 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.283 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.269 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.248 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.238 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.236 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.219 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.22 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.221 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.219 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.205 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.156 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 0.133 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -13.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, 77% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.28 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, 41% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.398 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.329 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.461 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3169 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.245 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.378 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2303 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.205 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.269 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1347 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.156 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 56 Italy 0.129 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 57 Costa Rica 0.128 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 58 Malta 0.119 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 60 Austria 0.113 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 61 France 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 62 Ireland 0.108 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for Hong Kong
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.441 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2868 °C (2026)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Hong Kong?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Hong Kong was 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.461 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1999.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Hong Kong ranks 59th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Production-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions