Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.001 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.001 °C
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
123rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.001 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Hong Kong, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.001 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Hong Kong peaked at 0.001 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Hong Kong ranks 123rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +109.0% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +56.5% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +38.8% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +30.0% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +24.6% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +21.0% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +18.3% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +16.4% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +14.8% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +13.6% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +12.5% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +11.6% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +10.8% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +10.1% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +9.5% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +9.0% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +8.6% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +7.8% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +9.0% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 °C | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 °C | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 °C | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 °C | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 °C | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 °C | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 °C | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 °C | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 °C | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 °C | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 °C | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 °C | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 °C | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 °C | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 °C | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 °C | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 °C | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 °C | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 °C | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 °C | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 °C | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 °C | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 °C | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 °C | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 °C | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 °C | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 °C | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 °C | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 °C | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 °C | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 °C | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 °C | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 °C | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 °C | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 °C | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 °C | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 °C | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 °C | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 °C | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 °C | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 °C | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 °C | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 °C | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 °C | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 °C | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 °C | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 °C | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 °C | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 °C | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 °C | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 °C | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 °C | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 °C | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 °C | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 °C | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 °C | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 °C | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.001 °C | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.001 °C | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.001 °C | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.001 °C | +1.8% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.001 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0016 °C, 65% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.001 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0012 °C, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +109.0% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +56.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +38.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +30.0% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0005 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0007 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0009 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.001 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 6.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0041 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Hong Kong?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Hong Kong was 0.001 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Hong Kong rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Hong Kong ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.