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
0.020.040.060.080.1197019962023

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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.