How have things changed?, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0126 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Hong Kong, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Hong Kong stood at 0.0126 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0426 metric tons per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.011 metric tons per person, in 2022.
Hong Kong ranks 95th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0186 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0178 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0183 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0295 metric tons per person | +61.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0304 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0344 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0317 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0328 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0303 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0325 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0339 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0348 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0346 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0349 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0385 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0385 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0352 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0344 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0354 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0371 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0363 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0387 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0409 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0423 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0426 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0411 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0401 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0396 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0384 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0364 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0331 metric tons per person | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0299 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0285 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0203 metric tons per person | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0267 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0258 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0229 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0234 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0235 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0246 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0223 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0242 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0228 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0204 metric tons per person | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.02 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0178 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0169 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0165 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0161 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.011 metric tons per person | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0126 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0126 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +61.2% | 0.0183 metric tons per person | 0.0295 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0229 metric tons per person | 0.0178 metric tons per person | 0.0304 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0339 metric tons per person | 0.0303 metric tons per person | 0.0385 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0381 metric tons per person | 0.0344 metric tons per person | 0.0426 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0337 metric tons per person | 0.0203 metric tons per person | 0.0411 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0244 metric tons per person | 0.0229 metric tons per person | 0.0267 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0211 metric tons per person | 0.0169 metric tons per person | 0.0246 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 metric tons per person | 0.011 metric tons per person | 0.0165 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Hong Kong?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0126 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0426 metric tons per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 metric tons per person in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.