Hong Kong Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2022
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 1989 was 36,448.70, a 4.23% increase from 1988.
- Hong Kong greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 1988 was 34,969.33, a 19.71% increase from 1987.
- Hong Kong greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 1987 was 29,212.82, a 0.02% decline from 1986.
- Hong Kong greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 1986 was 29,218.36, a 12.98% increase from 1985.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
6,221,391.60 |
| Germany |
1,278,982.32 |
| Japan |
1,216,856.65 |
| Canada |
794,055.04 |
| United Kingdom |
775,919.13 |
| Poland |
558,609.00 |
| France |
547,917.63 |
| Italy |
517,577.29 |
| Australia |
460,970.01 |
| Spain |
288,737.89 |
| South Korea |
270,117.80 |
| Argentina |
265,608.30 |
| Netherlands |
223,050.28 |
| Czech Republic |
207,518.61 |
| Lithuania |
148,595.88 |
| Belgium |
137,954.58 |
| Hungary |
105,948.08 |
| Greece |
94,856.82 |
| Sweden |
77,023.41 |
| Austria |
74,506.93 |
| Slovak Republic |
73,397.57 |
| Finland |
72,671.07 |
| Latvia |
72,636.91 |
| Denmark |
71,996.55 |
| UAE |
71,801.91 |
| Estonia |
68,716.29 |
| Norway |
66,535.03 |
| New Zealand |
64,221.19 |
| Ireland |
63,305.30 |
| Kuwait |
62,729.48 |
| Portugal |
56,692.55 |
| Switzerland |
54,933.67 |
| Chile |
51,167.02 |
| Croatia |
43,802.37 |
| Israel |
38,388.38 |
| Hong Kong |
36,448.70 |
| Oman |
30,545.25 |
| Uruguay |
28,552.44 |
| Qatar |
22,303.18 |
| Iceland |
20,918.61 |
| Slovenia |
20,632.64 |
| Bahrain |
16,281.22 |
| Brunei |
13,122.80 |
| Luxembourg |
12,836.92 |
| Panama |
6,614.27 |
| Cyprus |
5,077.29 |
| Bahamas |
3,551.77 |
| Puerto Rico |
2,857.92 |
| Malta |
2,591.67 |
| Barbados |
1,199.41 |
| French Polynesia |
1,020.73 |
| Bermuda |
932.16 |
| Seychelles |
435.74 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
370.51 |
| Cayman Islands |
300.26 |
| Gibraltar |
146.73 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
102.94 |
| British Virgin Islands |
75.15 |
| Guam |
59.52 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
44.73 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
4.82 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
2.32 |
| Hong Kong Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 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% |
