So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: So emissions by world region in million tonnes was 172,497 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
172,497
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
44th
of 220 countries
All-time high
595,143
in 2010
All-time low
1.12
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Hong Kong, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 172,497 for so emissions by world region in million tonnes in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Hong Kong peaked at 595,143 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 1750.
Hong Kong ranks 44th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1.12 | — |
| 1751 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 1.15 | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 1.15 | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 1.15 | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 1.16 | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 1.16 | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 1.17 | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 1.17 | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 1.18 | +0.4% |
| 1764 | 1.18 | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 1.19 | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 1.19 | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 1.2 | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 1.2 | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 1.21 | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 1.21 | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 1.22 | +0.4% |
| 1772 | 1.22 | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 1.23 | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 1.23 | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 1.24 | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 1.24 | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 1.25 | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 1.25 | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 1.26 | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 1.26 | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 1.27 | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 1.27 | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 1.28 | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 1.28 | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 1.29 | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 1.29 | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 1.3 | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 1.31 | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 1.31 | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 1.32 | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 1.32 | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 1.33 | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 1.33 | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 1.34 | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 1.34 | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 1.35 | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 1.35 | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 1.36 | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 1.36 | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 1.37 | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 1.38 | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 1.38 | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 1.39 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 1.39 | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 1.4 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 1.4 | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 1.41 | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 1.42 | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 1.42 | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 1.43 | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 1.43 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 1.44 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 1.45 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 1.45 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 1.46 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 1.46 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 1.47 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 1.48 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 1.48 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 1.49 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 1.52 | +2.0% |
| 1822 | 1.55 | +2.0% |
| 1823 | 1.58 | +1.9% |
| 1824 | 1.61 | +1.9% |
| 1825 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
| 1826 | 1.67 | +1.8% |
| 1827 | 1.7 | +1.8% |
| 1828 | 1.72 | +1.8% |
| 1829 | 1.75 | +1.7% |
| 1830 | 1.78 | +1.7% |
| 1831 | 1.82 | +2.1% |
| 1832 | 1.86 | +2.0% |
| 1833 | 1.9 | +2.0% |
| 1834 | 1.93 | +2.0% |
| 1835 | 1.97 | +1.9% |
| 1836 | 2.01 | +1.9% |
| 1837 | 2.04 | +1.9% |
| 1838 | 2.08 | +1.8% |
| 1839 | 2.12 | +1.8% |
| 1840 | 2.16 | +1.8% |
| 1841 | 2.19 | +1.4% |
| 1842 | 2.22 | +1.4% |
| 1843 | 2.25 | +1.3% |
| 1844 | 2.28 | +1.3% |
| 1845 | 2.3 | +1.3% |
| 1846 | 2.33 | +1.3% |
| 1847 | 2.36 | +1.3% |
| 1848 | 2.39 | +1.3% |
| 1849 | 2.42 | +1.2% |
| 1850 | 2.45 | +1.2% |
| 1851 | 2.68 | +9.3% |
| 1852 | 3.02 | +12.5% |
| 1853 | 3.37 | +11.6% |
| 1854 | 3.73 | +10.9% |
| 1855 | 4.12 | +10.4% |
| 1856 | 4.53 | +9.9% |
| 1857 | 4.96 | +9.6% |
| 1858 | 5.43 | +9.3% |
| 1859 | 5.92 | +9.1% |
| 1860 | 6.46 | +9.0% |
| 1861 | 7.03 | +8.9% |
| 1862 | 7.25 | +3.1% |
| 1863 | 7.46 | +3.0% |
| 1864 | 7.68 | +2.9% |
| 1865 | 7.9 | +2.8% |
| 1866 | 8.11 | +2.7% |
| 1867 | 8.37 | +3.2% |
| 1868 | 8.63 | +3.1% |
| 1869 | 8.89 | +3.0% |
| 1870 | 9.15 | +2.9% |
| 1871 | 9.4 | +2.8% |
| 1872 | 9.7 | +3.2% |
| 1873 | 10 | +3.1% |
| 1874 | 10.3 | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 10.6 | +2.9% |
| 1876 | 10.9 | +2.9% |
| 1877 | 11.23 | +3.0% |
| 1878 | 11.56 | +2.9% |
| 1879 | 11.89 | +2.9% |
| 1880 | 12.22 | +2.8% |
| 1881 | 12.56 | +2.8% |
| 1882 | 12.97 | +3.2% |
| 1883 | 13.38 | +3.2% |
| 1884 | 13.81 | +3.2% |
| 1885 | 14.24 | +3.1% |
| 1886 | 14.68 | +3.1% |
| 1887 | 14.99 | +2.1% |
| 1888 | 15.3 | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 15.6 | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 15.91 | +2.0% |
| 1891 | 16.49 | +3.6% |
| 1892 | 17.07 | +3.5% |
| 1893 | 17.66 | +3.4% |
| 1894 | 18.24 | +3.3% |
| 1895 | 18.83 | +3.2% |
| 1896 | 19.43 | +3.1% |
| 1897 | 20.23 | +4.1% |
| 1898 | 21.05 | +4.1% |
| 1899 | 21.89 | +4.0% |
| 1900 | 22.75 | +3.9% |
| 1901 | 23.04 | +1.3% |
| 1902 | 23.62 | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 24.15 | +2.2% |
| 1904 | 24.63 | +2.0% |
| 1905 | 25.08 | +1.8% |
| 1906 | 25.49 | +1.6% |
| 1907 | 25.95 | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 26.38 | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 26.77 | +1.5% |
| 1910 | 27.12 | +1.3% |
| 1911 | 27.37 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 27.99 | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 30.24 | +8.0% |
| 1914 | 30.63 | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 31 | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 31.36 | +1.2% |
| 1917 | 31.71 | +1.1% |
| 1918 | 32.04 | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 32.35 | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 32.65 | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 31.75 | -2.8% |
| 1922 | 31.68 | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 31.98 | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 33.2 | +3.8% |
| 1925 | 16.57 | -50.1% |
| 1926 | 16.06 | -3.1% |
| 1927 | 15.51 | -3.4% |
| 1928 | 14.91 | -3.8% |
| 1929 | 14.28 | -4.3% |
| 1930 | 13.6 | -4.7% |
| 1931 | 14.1 | +3.7% |
| 1932 | 14.37 | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 14.41 | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 14.22 | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 13.79 | -3.0% |
| 1936 | 13.14 | -4.8% |
| 1937 | 12.25 | -6.8% |
| 1938 | 11.13 | -9.1% |
| 1939 | 9.78 | -12.1% |
| 1940 | 12.26 | +25.3% |
| 1941 | 12.48 | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 12.71 | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 12.93 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 13.16 | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 13.39 | +1.8% |
| 1946 | 13.62 | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 13.86 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 14.1 | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 14.33 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 6,441 | +44837.6% |
| 1951 | 7,056 | +9.5% |
| 1952 | 7,162 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 6,929 | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 7,055 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 7,547 | +7.0% |
| 1956 | 8,509 | +12.7% |
| 1957 | 8,915 | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 8,564 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 9,622 | +12.3% |
| 1960 | 10,432 | +8.4% |
| 1961 | 11,746 | +12.6% |
| 1962 | 12,492 | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 14,086 | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 13,873 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 15,601 | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 16,588 | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 19,270 | +16.2% |
| 1968 | 19,259 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 24,013 | +24.7% |
| 1970 | 25,844 | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 65,343 | +152.8% |
| 1972 | 93,837 | +43.6% |
| 1973 | 98,922 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 80,394 | -18.7% |
| 1975 | 65,344 | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 82,465 | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 79,120 | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 79,225 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 91,695 | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 94,690 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 95,684 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 114,603 | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 128,386 | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 96,615 | -24.7% |
| 1985 | 141,076 | +46.0% |
| 1986 | 145,296 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 148,865 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 171,274 | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 186,622 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 191,845 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 190,430 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 222,978 | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 229,015 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 207,754 | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 230,730 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 213,626 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 191,067 | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 218,047 | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 236,886 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 210,285 | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 251,383 | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 269,540 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 304,403 | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 384,800 | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 368,658 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 414,311 | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 469,222 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 422,017 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 477,163 | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 595,143 | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 498,995 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 485,956 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 500,107 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 449,080 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 450,559 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 457,634 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 534,337 | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 510,263 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 447,587 | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 148,419 | -66.8% |
| 2021 | 161,985 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 172,497 | +6.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 172,497 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 6.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 172,497 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332, 2.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Hong Kong 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 | +44837.6% | 14.33 | 6,441 |
| 1971 | +152.8% | 25,844 | 65,343 |
| 2020 | -66.8% | 447,587 | 148,419 |
| 1925 | -50.1% | 33.2 | 16.57 |
| 1985 | +46.0% | 96,615 | 141,076 |
| 1972 | +43.6% | 65,343 | 93,837 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1760s | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1780s | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1790s | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1800s | 1.4 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.62 | 1.49 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.95 | 1.78 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.29 | 2.16 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4.02 | 2.45 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.78 | 6.46 | 8.89 | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.47 | 9.15 | 11.89 | 10 |
| 1880s | 13.98 | 12.22 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 1890s | 18.68 | 15.91 | 21.89 | 10 |
| 1900s | 24.78 | 22.75 | 26.77 | 10 |
| 1910s | 30.18 | 27.12 | 32.35 | 10 |
| 1920s | 23.86 | 14.28 | 33.2 | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.08 | 9.78 | 14.41 | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.28 | 12.26 | 14.33 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7,780 | 6,441 | 9,622 | 10 |
| 1960s | 15,736 | 10,432 | 24,013 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76,219 | 25,844 | 98,922 | 10 |
| 1980s | 132,311 | 94,690 | 186,622 | 10 |
| 1990s | 213,238 | 190,430 | 236,886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 357,178 | 210,285 | 477,163 | 10 |
| 2010s | 492,966 | 447,587 | 595,143 | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,967 | 148,419 | 172,497 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Hong Kong
- Share co2 vs population 0.0204 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate 32.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -110.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.3349 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3349 % 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)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -76.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 7.50 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Hong Kong?
- So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Hong Kong was 172,497 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 595,143 in 2010.
- What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 1750.
- How does Hong Kong rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?
- Hong Kong ranks 44th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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