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.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +47.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +52.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +50.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +43.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +26.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +22.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +22.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +52.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1957 | +50.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1955 | +47.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1958 | +43.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2009 | -36.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1959 | +26.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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, 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 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.