Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Macao
Macao: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Macao is 0.0%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Macao peaked at 0.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1954.
That places Macao 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
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
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Macao?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1954.
- How does Macao rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Macao ranks 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.