Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 1.46 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Hong Kong, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 1.46 % change on previous year for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.5% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Hong Kong peaked at 23.72 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -21.71 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Hong Kong ranks 118th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4052 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +637.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8832 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 1974 | 14.59 % change on previous year | +1552.1% |
| 1975 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 1976 | 16.09 % change on previous year | -1640.1% |
| 1977 | 15.94 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 1979 | -6.5 % change on previous year | -198.3% |
| 1980 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 1981 | 7.61 % change on previous year | +163.7% |
| 1982 | 13.82 % change on previous year | +81.7% |
| 1983 | 18.36 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 1984 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 1985 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 1986 | 14.84 % change on previous year | +262.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0594 % change on previous year | -99.6% |
| 1988 | 11.88 % change on previous year | +19905.2% |
| 1989 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 1990 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 9.85 % change on previous year | +338.2% |
| 1992 | 12.98 % change on previous year | +31.7% |
| 1993 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 1994 | -14.23 % change on previous year | -737.1% |
| 1995 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 1996 | -6.55 % change on previous year | -611.4% |
| 1997 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 1998 | 23.72 % change on previous year | -607.8% |
| 1999 | 6.97 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 2000 | -7.99 % change on previous year | -214.7% |
| 2001 | -0.1052 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 2002 | -2.16 % change on previous year | +1955.7% |
| 2003 | 8.71 % change on previous year | -502.5% |
| 2004 | -8.46 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 2005 | 5.53 % change on previous year | -165.4% |
| 2006 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 2007 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -453.4% |
| 2008 | -2.93 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 2009 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -259.6% |
| 2010 | -6.46 % change on previous year | -238.3% |
| 2011 | 7 % change on previous year | -208.3% |
| 2012 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 2013 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -391.0% |
| 2014 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2015 | -6.96 % change on previous year | -334.8% |
| 2016 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 2017 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -211.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1715 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 2019 | -1.25 % change on previous year | +629.0% |
| 2020 | -21.71 % change on previous year | +1636.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2022 | -6.96 % change on previous year | -598.9% |
| 2023 | 6.18 % change on previous year | -188.8% |
| 2024 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1.46 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1.46 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.75 % change on previous year, 53% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +19905.2% | 0.0594 % change on previous year | 11.88 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -1955.7% | -0.1052 % change on previous year | -2.16 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +1640.1% | -1.04 % change on previous year | 16.09 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1636.4% | -1.25 % change on previous year | -21.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.55 % change on previous year | -6.5 % change on previous year | 16.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.68 % change on previous year | 0.0594 % change on previous year | 18.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 % change on previous year | -14.23 % change on previous year | 23.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0643 % change on previous year | -8.46 % change on previous year | 8.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2832 % change on previous year | -6.96 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.93 % change on previous year | -21.71 % change on previous year | 6.18 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 115 Australia 1.56 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Gabon 1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Central African Republic 1.47 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Eswatini 1.46 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Sao Tome and Principe 1.44 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Kazakhstan 1.32 % change on previous year compare
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- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 13.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Hong Kong?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Hong Kong was 1.46 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 23.72 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.71 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Hong Kong ranks 118th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.