Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Macao
Macao: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0 tonnes per person in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.1057 tonnes per person
in 1961
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1979
Years of data
39
1954–2016
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Macao, 1954–2016
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by source in Macao is 0 tonnes per person, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Macao peaked at 0.1057 tonnes per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1979.
That places Macao 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.053 tonnes per person | 0.0225 tonnes per person | 0.0798 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 1960s | 0.0632 tonnes per person | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 0.1057 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0447 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 139 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person compare
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- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Macao?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Macao was 0 tonnes per person in 2016, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1057 tonnes per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1979.
- How does Macao rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Macao ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.