Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Macao
Macao: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
0.0%
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1961
All-time low
0.0%
in 1979
Years of data
39
1954–2016
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Macao, 1954–2016
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Macao is 0.0%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Macao peaked at 0.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -53.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +58.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +47.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +31.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +30.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -22.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +25.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -21.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -26.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -35.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +90.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -48.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -50.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +92.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -51.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -53.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%. (68 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 138 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 139 Malta 0.0% compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 141 Andorra 0.0%
- 141 Angola 0.0% compare
- 141 Aruba 0.0%
- 141 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 141 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 141 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0%
- 141 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 141 Chad 0.0% compare
- 141 Congo 0.0% compare
- 141 Curacao 0.0%
- 141 Ecuador 0.0% compare
- 141 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 141 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 141 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 141 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 141 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 141 Libya 0.0% compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 141 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 141 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 141 Samoa 0.0%
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 141 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 141 Togo 0.0%
- 141 Tonga 0.0%
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 141 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 141 Uganda 0.0%
- 141 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Macao?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Macao was 0.0% in 2016, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1979.
- How does Macao rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Macao ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.