Hong Kong Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Hong Kong greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2012 was 58,633.52, a 2.96% increase from 2011.
- Hong Kong greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 56,946.39, a 3.45% increase from 2010.
- Hong Kong greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 55,049.40, a 5.79% increase from 2009.
- Hong Kong greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 52,038.73, a 0.18% increase from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
6,343,840.51 |
| Japan |
1,478,858.88 |
| Canada |
1,027,063.85 |
| Germany |
951,716.71 |
| Australia |
761,686.27 |
| South Korea |
668,989.65 |
| United Kingdom |
585,779.78 |
| France |
499,146.63 |
| Italy |
482,634.00 |
| Poland |
414,606.89 |
| Argentina |
380,295.32 |
| Spain |
348,257.29 |
| UAE |
204,888.72 |
| Netherlands |
195,873.76 |
| Czech Republic |
138,957.42 |
| Belgium |
133,373.68 |
| Chile |
120,687.89 |
| Qatar |
103,155.12 |
| Greece |
100,571.17 |
| Austria |
90,460.21 |
| Israel |
84,044.43 |
| New Zealand |
78,130.98 |
| Portugal |
72,524.22 |
| Finland |
69,072.94 |
| Sweden |
65,767.79 |
| Norway |
63,536.73 |
| Hungary |
62,988.40 |
| Ireland |
62,433.01 |
| Oman |
62,201.55 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
61,308.53 |
| Hong Kong |
58,633.52 |
| Singapore |
55,910.28 |
| Switzerland |
54,108.10 |
| Denmark |
53,703.22 |
| Slovak Republic |
46,301.27 |
| Uruguay |
34,237.83 |
| Bahrain |
32,849.11 |
| Croatia |
30,421.05 |
| Lithuania |
29,442.21 |
| Estonia |
23,292.78 |
| Slovenia |
21,074.75 |
| Panama |
16,248.77 |
| Brunei |
14,828.97 |
| Latvia |
13,943.92 |
| Luxembourg |
12,611.00 |
| Cyprus |
7,431.19 |
| Iceland |
5,514.85 |
| Bahamas |
4,865.21 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,293.25 |
| Barbados |
1,540.62 |
| Seychelles |
910.29 |
| Bermuda |
632.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
552.75 |
| Gibraltar |
473.01 |
| Guam |
85.87 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
61.49 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
12.49 |
| Hong Kong Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
58,633.52 |
2.96% |
| 2011 |
56,946.39 |
3.45% |
| 2010 |
55,049.40 |
5.79% |
| 2009 |
52,038.73 |
0.18% |
| 2008 |
51,945.78 |
5.89% |
| 2007 |
49,054.43 |
3.55% |
| 2006 |
47,373.15 |
2.07% |
| 2005 |
46,413.31 |
0.97% |
| 2004 |
45,969.37 |
-4.02% |
| 2003 |
47,892.75 |
6.05% |
| 2002 |
45,160.45 |
-2.86% |
| 2001 |
46,489.12 |
2.64% |
| 2000 |
45,292.88 |
-7.51% |
| 1999 |
48,968.04 |
6.39% |
| 1998 |
46,025.21 |
23.50% |
| 1997 |
37,267.43 |
-6.28% |
| 1996 |
39,765.29 |
-2.15% |
| 1995 |
40,640.86 |
-0.27% |
| 1994 |
40,749.59 |
-13.67% |
| 1993 |
47,200.59 |
5.57% |
| 1992 |
44,708.12 |
11.18% |
| 1991 |
40,213.35 |
7.94% |
| 1990 |
37,253.71 |
2.21% |
| 1989 |
36,448.70 |
4.23% |
| 1988 |
34,969.33 |
19.71% |
| 1987 |
29,212.82 |
-0.02% |
| 1986 |
29,218.36 |
12.98% |
| 1985 |
25,860.81 |
4.37% |
| 1984 |
24,778.34 |
8.90% |
| 1983 |
22,753.47 |
12.84% |
| 1982 |
20,164.10 |
7.16% |
| 1981 |
18,817.13 |
8.83% |
| 1980 |
17,290.47 |
4.48% |
| 1979 |
16,548.38 |
-5.83% |
| 1978 |
17,573.37 |
6.66% |
| 1977 |
16,475.46 |
15.31% |
| 1976 |
14,288.26 |
15.56% |
| 1975 |
12,363.92 |
-0.34% |
| 1974 |
12,406.24 |
13.86% |
| 1973 |
10,896.36 |
1.30% |
| 1972 |
10,756.20 |
3.33% |
| 1971 |
10,409.17 |
0.80% |
| 1970 |
10,326.95 |
0.80% |
