How have things changed?, per capita in Macao
Macao: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0022 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Macao, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Macao is 0.0022 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Macao peaked at 0.0397 metric tons per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Macao ranks 166th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0264 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0285 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0288 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0271 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0274 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0229 metric tons per person | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0247 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0247 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0249 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0252 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0314 metric tons per person | +24.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0307 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0397 metric tons per person | +29.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0335 metric tons per person | -15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0276 metric tons per person | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0308 metric tons per person | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0261 metric tons per person | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 metric tons per person | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0311 metric tons per person | +34.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0314 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0272 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | -57.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -31.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +35.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -27.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -31.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0022 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 16% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0022 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -57.8% | 0.0272 metric tons per person | 0.0115 metric tons per person |
| 1989 | +35.5% | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 0.0107 metric tons per person |
| 1984 | +34.1% | 0.0232 metric tons per person | 0.0311 metric tons per person |
| 1978 | +29.3% | 0.0307 metric tons per person | 0.0397 metric tons per person |
| 1988 | -31.4% | 0.0115 metric tons per person | 0.0079 metric tons per person |
| 1993 | -31.3% | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 0.0049 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0276 metric tons per person | 0.0264 metric tons per person | 0.0288 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 metric tons per person | 0.0229 metric tons per person | 0.0397 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0227 metric tons per person | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 0.0314 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 metric tons per person | 0.0034 metric tons per person | 0.0077 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 metric tons per person | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 163 Hungary 0.0025 metric tons per person compare
- 164 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0025 metric tons per person compare
- 165 Bolivia 0.0024 metric tons per person compare
- 167 Guatemala 0.0022 metric tons per person compare
- 168 Turkmenistan 0.0022 metric tons per person compare
- 169 Dominican Republic 0.0021 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 8.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0131 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Macao?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Macao was 0.0022 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0397 metric tons per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Macao rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Macao ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.