Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste in Hong Kong (China)
Hong Kong (China): Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste was 0.0113 Mt CO2e in 2024. β² Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste in Hong Kong (China), 1970β2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Hong Kong (China) recorded 0.0113 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste in Hong Kong (China) peaked at 0.0113 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Hong Kong (China) 37th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | 0.005 Mt CO2e | 0.0062 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | 0.008 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | 0.0083 Mt CO2e | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | 0.0102 Mt CO2e | 0.0109 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | 0.011 Mt CO2e | 0.0113 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Hong Kong (China)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5372 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.133 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1028 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste in Hong Kong (China)?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste in Hong Kong (China) was 0.0113 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 waste recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Hong Kong (China) rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste?
- Hong Kong (China) ranks 37th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste rising or falling in Hong Kong (China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong (China) 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 Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).