Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Macao
Macao: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0535 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Macao, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.0535 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Macao peaked at 0.0968 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0166 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Macao 4th out of 203 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.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Macao, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0166 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0167 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0176 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0209 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0253 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0212 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0209 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0218 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0234 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0251 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0242 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0253 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0343 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0334 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0304 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0374 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0459 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0448 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0459 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0501 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0513 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0579 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0641 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0699 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0635 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0729 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0775 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0851 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0896 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0759 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0626 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0678 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0755 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0759 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.074 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0689 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0574 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0602 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0605 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0592 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0611 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0625 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0717 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0939 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0893 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0968 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0672 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 0.071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0705 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0646 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0534 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0535 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0206 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0166 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0253 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0347 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0242 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0459 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0682 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0501 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0896 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0684 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0574 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0759 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0733 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0592 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0968 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0605 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0534 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0705 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 1 Singapore 0.1008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 2 Bahrain 0.0811 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 3 Gibraltar 0.0653 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 5 Hong Kong 0.0378 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 6 Qatar 0.0136 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kuwait 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Macao?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Macao was 0.0535 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0968 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Macao rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- Macao ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (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.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 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
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (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.