Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) was 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (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 power industry (energy) (mt) in Hong Kong is 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0347 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Hong Kong 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0077 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0165 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0183 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0206 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0209 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0255 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0286 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0306 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0314 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0235 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0234 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0217 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0206 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0203 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0237 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0255 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0288 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0309 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0311 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0328 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0312 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0298 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0329 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0335 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0347 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0309 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0293 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0296 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0224 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0221 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 179.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 323.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0058 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0081 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0167 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0203 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0314 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0287 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0328 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0313 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0288 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0347 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) in Hong Kong?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) in Hong Kong was 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0347 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Hong Kong rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt)?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (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 Power Industry (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 Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (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 Power Industry (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.