Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) in Hong Kong, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) (mt) in Hong Kong is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 108.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) (mt) in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1990.
Hong Kong ranks 9th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +80.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -75.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +356.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -62.3% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -93.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1822.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +205.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +84.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 20.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 148.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1822.7% | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +356.9% | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +205.7% | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -93.7% | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +86.1% | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +84.2% | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 7 Brunei 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 8 South Korea 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 10 Netherlands 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 11 Belgium 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 12 Iraq 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Hong Kong
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) (mt) in Hong Kong?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) (mt) in Hong Kong was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) (mt) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) (mt) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Hong Kong rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) (mt)?
- Hong Kong ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) (mt) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (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.