Environment in Hong Kong

182 indicators covering environment for Hong Kong.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change 2025 up 41.9% 132nd
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.54 Percentage change 2025 up 41.0% 110th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.14 % change on previous year 2024 up 19.8% 63rd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.4% 182nd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 8.5% 147th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 725.1% 10th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 19.0% 136th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 60.1% 51st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 13.39 % change on previous year 2024 up 587.2% 4th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 35.9% 173rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 13.8% 86th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year 2024 up 9.1% 128th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.4% 158th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 8.6% 20th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 12.15 % change on previous year 2024 up 17,935.1% 2nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.0% 181st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 9.0% 83rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 28.32 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,293.0% 8th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 93.6% 118th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 160.7% 85th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 13.26 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,000.9% 4th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 79.1% 189th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 71.8% 150th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.25 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.1% 63rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.6% 162nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 28.1% 110th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 1.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 50.9% 118th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.0% 178th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 30.1% 58th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) -3.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 202.4% 158th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 55.5% 104th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 40.1% 26th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 13.49 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,244.9% 1st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.7% 181st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 23.0% 80th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 107th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.6% 193rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 15.0% 196th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 22.22 % change on previous year 2024 up 77.8% 3rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.8% 187th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 17.4% 187th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 151st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 152nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 11.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 522.2% 8th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 80.7% 182nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 74.0% 171st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 4.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 200.7% 48th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 44.8% 190th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 25.7% 139th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 3.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 60.5% 28th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.1% 193rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 8.6% 191st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -11.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 354.5% 177th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 70.1% 110th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 59.8% 47th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 13.53 % change on previous year 2024 up 219.3% 4th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 38.7% 163rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 86.7% 30th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2277 % change on previous year 2024 down 276.3% 176th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.3% 178th