Hong Kong's co₂ emissions rose from 31.3 Mt in 1995 to 33.3 Mt in 2024.
Hong Kong · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Hong Kong's co₂ per capita fell from 5.1 t in 1995 to 4.5 t in 2024.
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
tonnes per person
114th of 120 · 16th in East Asia & Pacific
Hong Kong's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 13.5 t in 1994 to 19.4 t in 2023.
Hong Kong's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 603.6 Mt in 1995 to 1,750.3 Mt in 2024.
Hong Kong's share of global co₂ emissions fell from 0.1 % in 1995 to 0.1 % in 2024.
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes CO₂-equivalent
111th of 209 · 19th in East Asia & Pacific
Hong Kong's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 35.8 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 38.9 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
109th of 209 · 21st in East Asia & Pacific
Hong Kong's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 5.8 t CO₂e in 1995 to 5.2 t CO₂e in 2024.
Hong Kong's co₂ intensity fell from 0.2 in 1993 to 0.1 in 2022.
Hong Kong's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 792.4 in 2000 to 675.5 in 2024.
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- Methane emissionsup +0.9 %130th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsdown −12.5 %153rd of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coaldown −14.6 %39th of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +13.6 %88th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +10.8 %60th of 128
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.0108th of 205
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