Hong Kong CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
34,616,164
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.46%
increase
Global Share
0.09%
Per Capita
4.48
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR were 34,616,164 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.46% over the previous year, representing an increase by 496,779 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 34,119,385 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in China, Hong Kong SAR are equivalent to 4.48 tons per person, an increase by 0.04 over the figure of 4.44 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 0.9% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of China, Hong Kong SAR
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34,616,164 | 1.46% | 4.48 | 0.087% |
| 2023 | 34,119,385 | 6.18% | 4.44 | 0.087% |
| 2022 | 32,132,152 | −6.96% | 4.2 | 0.083% |
| 2021 | 34,537,339 | 1.4% | 4.55 | 0.090% |
| 2020 | 34,061,877 | −21.71% | 4.51 | 0.094% |
| 2019 | 43,508,225 | −1.25% | 5.81 | 0.11% |
| 2018 | 44,059,122 | −0.17% | 5.93 | 0.12% |
| 2017 | 44,134,788 | −2.1% | 5.99 | 0.12% |
| 2016 | 45,079,387 | 1.88% | 6.17 | 0.12% |
| 2015 | 44,245,463 | −6.96% | 6.11 | 0.12% |
| 2014 | 47,554,318 | 2.96% | 6.61 | 0.13% |
| 2013 | 46,185,834 | 3.45% | 6.46 | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 44,646,962 | −1.18% | 6.28 | 0.13% |
| 2011 | 45,182,246 | 7% | 6.39 | 0.13% |
| 2010 | 42,227,739 | −6.46% | 6.01 | 0.12% |
| 2009 | 45,145,507 | 4.67% | 6.46 | 0.14% |
| 2008 | 43,130,434 | −2.93% | 6.21 | 0.13% |
| 2007 | 44,431,128 | 4.71% | 6.44 | 0.14% |
| 2006 | 42,432,222 | −1.33% | 6.19 | 0.14% |
| 2005 | 43,005,424 | 5.53% | 6.3 | 0.14% |
| 2004 | 40,751,598 | −8.46% | 5.99 | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 44,517,425 | 8.71% | 6.56 | 0.16% |
| 2002 | 40,951,347 | −2.16% | 6.06 | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 41,856,879 | −0.11% | 6.23 | 0.16% |
| 2000 | 41,900,982 | −7.99% | 6.29 | 0.16% |
| 1999 | 45,539,946 | 6.97% | 6.92 | 0.18% |
| 1998 | 42,572,849 | 23.72% | 6.58 | 0.17% |
| 1997 | 34,410,023 | −4.67% | 5.41 | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 36,096,208 | −6.55% | 5.78 | 0.15% |
| 1995 | 38,627,497 | 1.28% | 6.29 | 0.16% |
| 1994 | 38,138,797 | −14.23% | 6.3 | 0.17% |
| 1993 | 44,463,776 | 2.23% | 7.43 | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 43,492,679 | 12.98% | 7.35 | 0.19% |
| 1991 | 38,496,902 | 9.85% | 6.58 | 0.17% |
| 1990 | 35,044,267 | 2.25% | 6.06 | 0.15% |
| 1989 | 34,273,804 | 2.76% | 6.01 | 0.15% |
| 1988 | 33,354,324 | 11.88% | 5.95 | 0.15% |
| 1987 | 29,811,307 | 0.06% | 5.4 | 0.14% |
| 1986 | 29,793,608 | 14.84% | 5.49 | 0.15% |
| 1985 | 25,943,316 | 4.1% | 4.86 | 0.13% |
| 1984 | 24,921,807 | 10.5% | 4.74 | 0.13% |
| 1983 | 22,553,006 | 18.36% | 4.35 | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 19,054,113 | 13.82% | 3.73 | 0.099% |
| 1981 | 16,740,269 | 7.61% | 3.33 | 0.086% |
| 1980 | 15,556,677 | 2.89% | 3.16 | 0.079% |
| 1979 | 15,120,451 | −6.5% | 3.16 | 0.076% |
| 1978 | 16,170,874 | 6.61% | 3.48 | 0.083% |
| 1977 | 15,168,198 | 15.94% | 3.37 | 0.080% |
| 1976 | 13,082,628 | 16.09% | 3 | 0.071% |
| 1975 | 11,268,987 | −1.05% | 2.66 | 0.065% |
| 1974 | 11,388,009 | 14.59% | 2.75 | 0.065% |
| 1973 | 9,938,027 | 0.88% | 2.45 | 0.057% |
| 1972 | 9,850,984 | 2.99% | 2.46 | 0.060% |
| 1971 | 9,565,097 | 0.41% | 2.43 | 0.061% |
| 1970 | 9,526,465 | – | 2.46 | 0.060% |
See also
- Hong Kong GHG Emissions
- Global CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions
- Population of China, Hong Kong SAR
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).