Environment in Hong Kong

182 indicators covering environment for Hong Kong.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 2.0% 37th
Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 25.22 % change on previous year 2024 up 613.6% 13th
Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.8% 163rd
Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0003 metric tons per person 2024 down 36.4% 122nd
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year 2024 up 219.4% 46th
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP 2024 down 59.1% 145th
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0123 metric tons per person 2024 down 44.9% 82nd
Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 6.99 % change on previous year 2024 up 232.0% 43rd
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP 2024 down 58.9% 161st
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0126 metric tons per person 2024 down 44.7% 96th
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change 2024 down 634.2% 116th
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -38.11 Percentage change 2024 down 9,663.5% 166th
Total fisheries production 94,832 metric tons 2024 down 42.4% 93rd
Capture fisheries production 92,253 metric tons 2024 down 42.6% 83rd
Aquaculture production 2,579 metric tons 2024 down 33.8% 112th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1753 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.1% 87th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1578 Mt CO2e 2024 up 94.3% 56th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e 2024 down 58.2% 59th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5372 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.9% 140th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.133 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.7% 120th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e 2024 down 73.0% 148th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 152nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.2% 171st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0152 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.7% 170th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.41 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.0% 78th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1028 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.7% 175th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 22.72 Mt CO2e 2024 down 37.7% 45th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.6 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 30.1% 58th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.62 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.2% 64th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.6731 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.2% 117th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.5337 Mt CO2e 2024 down 70.7% 133rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4354 Mt CO2e 2024 up 171.3% 92nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.83 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.4% 82nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.78 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.0% 57th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0254 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.2% 83rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.025 Mt CO2e 2024 up 66.7% 62nd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.92 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.9% 125th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e 2024 down 75.0% 152nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0705 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.1% 147th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.2% 161st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0153 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.7% 178th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.36 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 26.4% 79th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 40.31 Mt CO2e 2024 down 23.4% 93rd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 12.7% 3rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 52.0% 3rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 23.0% 4th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 12.9% 2nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 1.1% 2nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 108.7% 9th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 74.3% 12th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 21.5% 5th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 26.1% 5th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.0225 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 33.0% 3rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 13.9% 4th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 20.6% 91st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 12.5% 66th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 152nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 76.3% 16th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 25.2% 6th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 6.0% 4th