Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Macao
Macao: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
173rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.0%
in 1929
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Macao, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Macao is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Macao peaked at 0.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1929.
That places Macao 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +66.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +25.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +23.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +27.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +28.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +25.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +36.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +63.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +35.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +66.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2009 | +63.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1983 | +36.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | -36.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2015 | +35.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | -34.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Macao?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Macao was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1929.
- How does Macao rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Macao ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.