Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Hong Kong, China, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Hong Kong, China stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1997.
Hong Kong, China ranks 194th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -22.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +35.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -20.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +31.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Hong Kong, China
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.3081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16,722 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.3594 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 56,469 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Hong Kong, China?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Hong Kong, China was 0.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 194th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.