Methane emissions in Macao
Macao: Methane emissions was 52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
185th
of 199 countries
All-time high
52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
8,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Macao, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions in Macao is 52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Macao peaked at 52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Macao 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 10,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 11,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 13,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 14,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 15,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 17,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 18,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 21,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 27,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 26,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 22,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 182 Micronesia (country) 59,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 183 Dominica 58,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 56,344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 187 Grenada 49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Macao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.47 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 57.53 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.47 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.47 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions in Macao?
- Methane emissions in Macao was 52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Macao rank for methane emissions?
- Macao ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.