Hong Kong vs Singapore: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per

Hong Kong
0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
0.0082 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.0082 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 0.0078 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0074 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0083 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 0.0068 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0096 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 0.0072 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0084 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per, Hong Kong or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.0082 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per between Hong Kong and Singapore?
0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e), per?
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 12,381 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.