Macao

Country profile

CO2 emissions per person
1.47
t CO2/person/year · 2024
144th of 213 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
19.7
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
90th of 241 countries

Climate

CO2 emissions

1.06 Mt CO2/year · 2024
-11% since 1994165th highest of 215 · 2024
0121960198020002020high 2017

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

1.47 t CO2/person/year · 2024
-51% since 1994144th highest of 213 · 2024
01231960198020002020high 2001

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

0.05 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+33% since 1994185th highest of 199 · 2024
00.020.041850190019502000

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

1.17 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
-7.0% since 1994173rd highest of 199 · 2024
0121850190019502000high 2017

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

0.06 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+61% since 1994170th highest of 201 · 2024
00.020.040.061850190019502000

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

18,944 kWh/person/year · 2023
+44% since 199391st highest of 216 · 2023
010k20k19801990200020102020high 2017low 1981

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000175th highest of 195 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000106th highest of 193 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 200081st highest of 194 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

6.41 % of electricity · 2024
-94 pp since 200088th highest of 195 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

62.8 % of electricity · 2024
+63 pp since 200031st highest of 192 · 2024
020406020002005201020152020high 2010

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Water

Safely managed drinking water

100.0 % of population · 2024
+0.0 pp since 20001st highest of 159 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2019

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

80.0 % of population · 2024
+30 pp since 200052nd highest of 145 · 2024
05020002005201020152020World

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Red List Index

0.82 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-2.4% since 1994151st highest of 244 · 2024
00.5200020102020

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

121.2 kg/person/year · 2023
+42% since 19935th highest of 176 · 2023
050100198020002020World

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

100.0 % living in cities · 2025
+0.1 pp since 19951st highest of 236 · 2025
0501001960198020002020Worldhigh 2002low 1960

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

19.7 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-2.5% since 199890th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2012low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.