Per capita methane emissions in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
143rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Hong Kong, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Hong Kong peaked at 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Hong Kong ranks 143rd of 199 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 methane emissions in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1852 | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1853 | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1854 | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1855 | 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1856 | 0.206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1857 | 0.2088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1858 | 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 0.2107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.2102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.2094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.2075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.2056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.2039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1865 | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.2005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.1989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.1975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.1948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1872 | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.1879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.1888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.1876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.1849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.1817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1890 | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.1838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.1836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.1895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.1914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.1942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.1951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.1958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1913 | 0.1946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.1901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.1875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1917 | 0.1848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1919 | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.1808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1922 | 0.1859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.1758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 0.1808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1933 | 0.2019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1934 | 0.2141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1935 | 0.2256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1936 | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1937 | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1938 | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.4% |
| 1939 | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1941 | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1942 | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1943 | 0.2086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1944 | 0.218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1945 | 0.2327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1946 | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.2384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1949 | 0.2391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1951 | 0.2506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.2607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 68% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 140 Cameroon 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 141 Tuvalu 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 142 North Korea 0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 144 Italy 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 145 Lebanon 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 146 Tunisia 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita methane emissions in Hong Kong?
- Per capita methane emissions in Hong Kong was 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Hong Kong rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Hong Kong ranks 143rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.