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Hong Kong Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
40,307,052
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.45%
increase
Global Share
0.08%
Per Capita
5.22
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR were 40,307,052 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions increased by 1.45% over the previous year, representing an increase by 576,377 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 39,730,675 tons.
  • Per capita: 5.22 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
  • China, Hong Kong SAR accounts for 0.08% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 40,307,052 34,616,164 4,921,565 537,174 232,149 5.22 1.45% 0.076%
2023 39,730,675 34,119,385 4,865,996 519,428 225,865 5.17 5.55% 0.076%
2022 37,640,804 32,132,152 4,809,551 479,433 219,669 4.92 −5.96% 0.073%
2021 40,027,964 34,537,339 4,730,770 546,557 213,299 5.27 1.08% 0.078%
2020 39,598,852 34,061,877 4,753,980 575,883 207,113 5.25 −19.1% 0.081%
2019 48,947,764 43,508,225 4,638,118 600,339 201,082 6.53 −0.91% 0.096%
2018 49,395,993 44,059,122 4,542,334 599,487 195,050 6.65 −0.04% 0.098%
2017 49,415,754 44,134,788 4,492,198 599,829 188,940 6.71 −1.71% 0.100%
2016 50,276,421 45,079,387 4,436,919 577,051 183,065 6.88 1.84% 0.10%
2015 49,368,784 44,245,463 4,395,392 550,974 176,955 6.81 −6.23% 0.10%
2014 52,649,738 47,554,318 4,359,784 564,556 171,080 7.32 2.79% 0.11%
2013 51,222,431 46,185,834 4,318,629 552,762 165,205 7.17 3.14% 0.11%
2012 49,662,550 44,646,962 4,280,091 576,402 159,095 6.99 −1% 0.10%
2011 50,163,695 45,182,246 4,251,323 576,907 153,220 7.1 6.44% 0.11%
2010 47,127,417 42,227,739 4,203,067 549,501 147,110 6.71 −5.78% 0.10%
2009 50,020,962 45,145,507 4,149,753 584,466 141,235 7.16 4.39% 0.12%
2008 47,918,231 43,130,434 4,135,667 517,005 135,125 6.9 −2.58% 0.11%
2007 49,186,418 44,431,128 4,101,184 524,857 129,250 7.13 4.42% 0.11%
2006 47,106,085 42,432,222 4,049,390 501,099 123,375 6.87 −1.09% 0.11%
2005 47,627,468 43,005,424 3,994,897 510,117 117,030 6.98 5.14% 0.12%
2004 45,297,976 40,751,598 3,933,801 486,617 125,960 6.66 −7.8% 0.11%
2003 49,128,640 44,517,425 3,887,451 590,284 133,480 7.24 7.92% 0.13%
2002 45,522,396 40,951,347 3,864,372 565,442 141,235 6.73 −2.12% 0.12%
2001 46,506,730 41,856,879 3,857,965 644,305 147,580 6.92 −0.29% 0.13%
2000 46,643,714 41,900,982 3,864,647 725,336 152,750 7 −7.48% 0.13%
1999 50,413,192 45,539,946 3,767,720 960,061 145,465 7.66 6.73% 0.14%
1998 47,235,978 42,572,849 3,712,564 813,089 137,475 7.3 21.68% 0.14%
1997 38,819,859 34,410,023 3,685,135 576,417 148,285 6.11 −4.08% 0.11%
1996 40,469,285 36,096,208 3,628,431 588,606 156,040 6.48 −6.01% 0.12%
1995 43,058,885 38,627,497 3,569,449 704,724 157,215 7.01 1.09% 0.13%
1994 42,596,233 38,138,797 3,531,489 721,263 204,685 7.03 −12.97% 0.13%
1993 48,944,239 44,463,776 3,471,716 751,892 256,855 8.18 2.13% 0.15%
1992 47,924,876 43,492,679 3,394,562 719,915 317,720 8.1 11.78% 0.15%
1991 42,875,840 38,496,902 3,362,265 665,113 351,560 7.32 9.25% 0.13%
1990 39,245,405 35,044,267 3,310,396 518,033 372,710 6.79 2.19% 0.12%
1989 38,404,572 34,273,804 3,201,994 496,609 432,165 6.74 2.81% 0.12%
1988 37,355,898 33,354,324 3,064,687 491,797 445,090 6.66 10.82% 0.12%
1987 33,708,977 29,811,307 2,938,171 451,898 507,600 6.11 0.18% 0.11%
1986 33,647,240 29,793,608 2,860,835 453,942 538,855 6.2 13.39% 0.11%
1985 29,672,858 25,943,316 2,755,777 406,240 567,525 5.56 4.05% 0.10%
1984 28,516,788 24,921,807 2,709,175 403,116 482,690 5.42 9.78% 0.099%
1983 25,977,297 22,553,006 2,646,268 389,098 388,925 5.01 15.94% 0.093%
1982 22,406,143 19,054,113 2,617,476 352,914 381,640 4.39 12.03% 0.081%
1981 20,000,109 16,740,269 2,562,864 325,911 371,065 3.98 6.67% 0.072%
1980 18,749,446 15,556,677 2,500,864 305,801 386,105 3.81 3.07% 0.066%
1979 18,190,657 15,120,451 2,431,492 312,535 326,180 3.8 −4.61% 0.063%
1978 19,069,035 16,170,874 2,348,514 287,623 262,025 4.1 6.48% 0.068%
1977 17,908,010 15,168,198 2,243,468 273,094 223,250 3.98 14.19% 0.066%
1976 15,682,207 13,082,628 2,160,617 257,306 181,655 3.6 14.36% 0.059%
1975 13,713,113 11,268,987 2,077,490 238,561 128,075 3.24 −0.43% 0.054%
1974 13,771,732 11,388,009 2,019,584 236,064 128,075 3.33 12.15% 0.054%
1973 12,279,656 9,938,027 1,977,523 236,031 128,075 3.02 0.91% 0.048%
1972 12,168,893 9,850,984 1,947,507 242,327 128,075 3.04 2.86% 0.050%
1971 11,830,869 9,565,097 1,906,114 231,583 128,075 3 2.03% 0.051%
1970 11,596,021 9,526,465 1,713,567 227,913 128,075 2.99 – 0.050%

See also


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).