Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0036 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR is 0.0036 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 0.0065 kt in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 kt, in 2018.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 126th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0065 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0065 kt | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 kt | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 kt | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 kt | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 kt | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 0.005 kt | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.005 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.005 kt | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 kt | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 kt | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 kt | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 kt | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 kt | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 kt | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 kt | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 kt | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 kt | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 kt | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 kt | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 kt | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 kt | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 kt | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 kt | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 kt | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.006 kt | 0.0049 kt | 0.0065 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 kt | 0.0043 kt | 0.0053 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 kt | 0.0036 kt | 0.0045 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 kt | 0.0036 kt | 0.0036 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 123 Cyprus 0.005 kt compare
- 124 Burkina Faso 0.0042 kt compare
- 125 Afghanistan 0.0038 kt compare
- 127 Mauritania 0.0033 kt compare
- 127 Namibia 0.0033 kt compare
- 129 Togo 0.0033 kt compare
More climate change data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0148 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4132 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR was 0.0036 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 kt in 1995.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 kt in 2018.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 126th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.