Hong Kong vs Macao: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Hong Kong
0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
0.0509 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
5th
Macao rank
3rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 0.0509 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0184 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.6 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 5th and Macao ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0191 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1980s | 0.0254 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0327 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0072 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 0.039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0647 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0258 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 0.0408 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0656 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0249 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.0426 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0705 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0279 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 0.0321 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0579 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0258 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 0.0509 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.0184 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Hong Kong ranks 5th and Macao ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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.