Hong Kong vs Macao: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square
Hong Kong
0.0378 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
0.0535 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
5th
Macao rank
4th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 0.0535 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0378 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0157 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 5th and Macao ranks 4th 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 | 0.0145 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0206 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1980s | 0.0291 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0347 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 0.0433 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0682 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0249 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 0.0452 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0684 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0232 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.0475 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0733 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0259 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 0.0374 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0605 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0231 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 0.0535 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0378 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.0157 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- Hong Kong ranks 5th and Macao ranks 4th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.