Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Macao
Macao: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.2759 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Macao, 2008–2024
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 from gas in Macao is 0.2759 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Macao peaked at 0.5273 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 2012.
Macao ranks 86th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Macao, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.294 tonnes per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.3267 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5273 tonnes per person | +61.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2482 tonnes per person | -52.9% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2014 | 0.1861 tonnes per person | — |
| 2015 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -96.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | +390.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5214 tonnes per person | +1705.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2717 tonnes per person | -47.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3822 tonnes per person | +40.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2038 tonnes per person | -46.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2374 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3191 tonnes per person | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 0.312 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2759 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.2759 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.17 tonnes per person, 24% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.2759 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6266 tonnes per person, 44% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1705.2% | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 0.5214 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3104 tonnes per person | 0.294 tonnes per person | 0.3267 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2172 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.5273 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2696 tonnes per person | 0.2038 tonnes per person | 0.3191 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More climate change data for Macao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1601 % 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)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Macao?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Macao was 0.2759 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 from gas recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5273 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 2012.
- How does Macao rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Macao ranks 86th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. 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 from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.