Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) was 0.5337 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Hong Kong, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Hong Kong stood at 0.5337 Mt CO2e.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Hong Kong peaked at 5.88 Mt CO2e in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3914 Mt CO2e, in 2022.
Hong Kong ranks 133rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.54 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 2.54 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.44 Mt CO2e | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 2.12 Mt CO2e | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 3.56 Mt CO2e | +68.0% |
| 1975 | 2.99 Mt CO2e | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 3.82 Mt CO2e | +27.6% |
| 1977 | 4.59 Mt CO2e | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 4.65 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.68 Mt CO2e | -42.4% |
| 1980 | 2.23 Mt CO2e | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 2.32 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 2.96 Mt CO2e | +27.8% |
| 1983 | 2.99 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.39 Mt CO2e | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 2.91 Mt CO2e | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 3.23 Mt CO2e | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 3.47 Mt CO2e | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 4.15 Mt CO2e | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 4 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 3.04 Mt CO2e | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 2.22 Mt CO2e | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 3.76 Mt CO2e | +69.7% |
| 1993 | 3.03 Mt CO2e | -19.6% |
| 1994 | 3.36 Mt CO2e | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 2.97 Mt CO2e | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 2.69 Mt CO2e | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 2.64 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.44 Mt CO2e | +68.0% |
| 1999 | 5.88 Mt CO2e | +32.7% |
| 2000 | 4.29 Mt CO2e | -27.1% |
| 2001 | 3.78 Mt CO2e | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.93 Mt CO2e | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.86 Mt CO2e | -35.9% |
| 2005 | 1.81 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.83 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.25 Mt CO2e | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 2.56 Mt CO2e | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1 Mt CO2e | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 1.9 Mt CO2e | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.81 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.76 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.83 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.82 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.11 Mt CO2e | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 2.26 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 2.56 Mt CO2e | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 2.44 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.51 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6027 Mt CO2e | -76.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5051 Mt CO2e | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3914 Mt CO2e | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4712 Mt CO2e | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5337 Mt CO2e | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.19 Mt CO2e | 2.12 Mt CO2e | 4.65 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.17 Mt CO2e | 2.23 Mt CO2e | 4.15 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4 Mt CO2e | 2.22 Mt CO2e | 5.88 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 Mt CO2e | 1.81 Mt CO2e | 4.29 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 Mt CO2e | 1.76 Mt CO2e | 2.56 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5008 Mt CO2e | 0.3914 Mt CO2e | 0.6027 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -38.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Total fisheries production 94,832 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 92,253 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2,579 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1753 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Hong Kong?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Hong Kong was 0.5337 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 Mt CO2e in 1999.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3914 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Hong Kong ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).