Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
5th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
24,757 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Hong Kong, 1970–2021

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Hong Kong is 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Hong Kong peaked at 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24,757 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.

Hong Kong ranks 5th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre in Hong Kong, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1970 24,757 current US$ per square kilometre —
1971 26,708 current US$ per square kilometre +7.9%
1972 29,325 current US$ per square kilometre +9.8%
1973 31,899 current US$ per square kilometre +8.8%
1974 40,696 current US$ per square kilometre +27.6%
1975 45,424 current US$ per square kilometre +11.6%
1976 56,859 current US$ per square kilometre +25.2%
1977 72,305 current US$ per square kilometre +27.2%
1978 84,294 current US$ per square kilometre +16.6%
1979 87,161 current US$ per square kilometre +3.4%
1980 99,735 current US$ per square kilometre +14.4%
1981 119,316 current US$ per square kilometre +19.6%
1982 149,898 current US$ per square kilometre +25.6%
1983 187,482 current US$ per square kilometre +25.1%
1984 218,612 current US$ per square kilometre +16.6%
1985 240,104 current US$ per square kilometre +9.8%
1986 286,631 current US$ per square kilometre +19.4%
1987 305,014 current US$ per square kilometre +6.4%
1988 355,927 current US$ per square kilometre +16.7%
1989 393,255 current US$ per square kilometre +10.5%
1990 429,332 current US$ per square kilometre +9.2%
1991 495,397 current US$ per square kilometre +15.4%
1992 577,715 current US$ per square kilometre +16.6%
1993 617,773 current US$ per square kilometre +6.9%
1994 549,277 current US$ per square kilometre -11.1%
1995 548,429 current US$ per square kilometre -0.2%
1996 533,761 current US$ per square kilometre -2.7%
1997 537,550 current US$ per square kilometre +0.7%
1998 688,868 current US$ per square kilometre +28.1%
1999 764,310 current US$ per square kilometre +11.0%
2000 734,437 current US$ per square kilometre -3.9%
2001 767,586 current US$ per square kilometre +4.5%
2002 780,210 current US$ per square kilometre +1.6%
2003 884,591 current US$ per square kilometre +13.4%
2004 849,445 current US$ per square kilometre -4.0%
2005 945,795 current US$ per square kilometre +11.3%
2006 985,152 current US$ per square kilometre +4.2%
2007 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre +10.3%
2008 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre +7.9%
2010 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre -3.2%
2011 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre +11.7%
2012 1.32 million current US$ per square kilometre +2.9%
2013 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre +7.6%
2014 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre +7.3%
2015 1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre -3.9%
2016 1.54 million current US$ per square kilometre +5.2%
2017 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre +2.0%
2018 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre +4.5%
2019 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre +2.8%
2020 1.32 million current US$ per square kilometre -21.7%
2021 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre +8.1%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,772 current US$ per square kilometre, 44.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,492 current US$ per square kilometre, 98.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 49,943 current US$ per square kilometre 24,757 current US$ per square kilometre 87,161 current US$ per square kilometre 10
1980s 235,597 current US$ per square kilometre 99,735 current US$ per square kilometre 393,255 current US$ per square kilometre 10
1990s 574,241 current US$ per square kilometre 429,332 current US$ per square kilometre 764,310 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 931,805 current US$ per square kilometre 734,437 current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 1.37 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 2 Gibraltar 3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Singapore 2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Bahrain 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 6 Bermuda 685,109 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 7 Qatar 355,917 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 8 Maldives 322,448 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Hong Kong?
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Hong Kong was 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 24,757 current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Hong Kong rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
Hong Kong ranks 5th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 6,698 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.