Per capita methane emissions in Macao
Macao: Per capita methane emissions was 0.0723 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0723
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
199th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2348
in 1900
All-time low
0.0618
in 1940
Years of data
82
1860–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Macao, 1860–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.0723 for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Macao peaked at 0.2348 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.0618, in 1940.
That places Macao 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 82 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 0.1155 | — |
| 1900 | 0.2348 | +103.3% |
| 1910 | 0.217 | -7.5% |
| 1920 | 0.2139 | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1207 | -43.6% |
| 1937 | 0.1297 | +7.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0618 | -52.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1522 | +146.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1479 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.1445 | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1408 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1389 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1343 | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1318 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1299 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1288 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.129 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1303 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1304 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1271 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.125 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.101 | -19.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0851 | -15.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0855 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0852 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0837 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0807 | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0968 | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.098 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0872 | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0972 | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1102 | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1059 | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.103 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0982 | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0968 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0986 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1015 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0995 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0987 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0996 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0976 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0955 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0928 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0937 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.092 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0911 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0986 | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1024 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1028 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0999 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1001 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0959 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0874 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0886 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0859 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0814 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.076 | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.077 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0766 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0789 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0806 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0785 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0776 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0775 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0743 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0744 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0738 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0749 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0743 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0746 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0748 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0767 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0746 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0751 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0725 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0726 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0726 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0721 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.072 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.072 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0723 | +0.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0723 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 7% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0723 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +146.0% | 0.0618 | 0.1522 |
| 1900 | +103.3% | 0.1155 | 0.2348 |
| 1940 | -52.3% | 0.1297 | 0.0618 |
| 1927 | -43.6% | 0.2139 | 0.1207 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.1155 | 0.1155 | 0.1155 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2348 | 0.2348 | 0.2348 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.217 | 0.217 | 0.217 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1673 | 0.1207 | 0.2139 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.1297 | 0.1297 | 0.1297 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0618 | 0.0618 | 0.0618 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1378 | 0.1288 | 0.1522 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1034 | 0.0807 | 0.1304 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0992 | 0.0872 | 0.1102 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0962 | 0.0911 | 0.1015 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0943 | 0.0814 | 0.1028 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0771 | 0.0743 | 0.0806 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0744 | 0.0725 | 0.0767 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0722 | 0.072 | 0.0726 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More climate change data for Macao
- Share co2 vs population 0.0033 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -40.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -113.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Macao?
- Per capita methane emissions in Macao was 0.0723 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2348 in 1900.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0618 in 1940.
- How does Macao rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Macao ranks 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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