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Carbon intensity of the economy — Singapore

Carbon intensity of the economy in Singapore in 2022 — 0.106 kg/$. Ranked 17 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 79.8%.

2022 0.106 kg/$ −5.36% vs 2021
World rank 17of 164
Period maximum 1.304 kg/$1952
Period minimum 0.057 kg/$1966

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Singapore, 1950–202200.511.519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.524 kg/$1952: 1.304 kg/$1954: 0.944 kg/$1956: 0.921 kg/$1958: 0.525 kg/$1960: 0.244 kg/$1962: 0.38 kg/$1964: 0.515 kg/$1966: 0.057 kg/$1968: 0.482 kg/$1970: 1.293 kg/$1972: 1.237 kg/$1974: 1.032 kg/$1976: 1.257 kg/$1978: 1.19 kg/$1980: 0.927 kg/$1982: 0.729 kg/$1984: 0.695 kg/$1986: 0.737 kg/$1988: 0.619 kg/$1990: 0.63 kg/$1992: 0.593 kg/$1994: 0.597 kg/$1996: 0.4 kg/$1998: 0.359 kg/$2000: 0.246 kg/$2002: 0.255 kg/$2004: 0.234 kg/$2006: 0.192 kg/$2008: 0.159 kg/$2010: 0.149 kg/$2012: 0.138 kg/$2014: 0.131 kg/$2016: 0.127 kg/$2018: 0.12 kg/$2020: 0.114 kg/$2022: 0.106 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.418 (−79.77%) Average annual rate: -2.2 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore

Singapore 0.106 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.238 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.106 −0.006 −5.36%
2021 0.112 −0.002 −1.75%
2020 0.114 −0.001 −0.87%
2019 0.115 −0.005 −4.17%
2018 0.12 −0.003 −2.44%
2017 0.123 −0.004 −3.15%
2016 0.127 −0.005 −3.79%
2015 0.132 +0.001 +0.76%
2014 0.131 −0.003 −2.24%
2013 0.134 −0.004 −2.9%
2012 0.138 −0.009 −6.12%
2011 0.147 −0.002 −1.34%
2010 0.149 −0.01 −6.29%
2009 0.159 +0 +0%
2008 0.159 −0.014 −8.09%
2007 0.173 −0.019 −9.9%
2006 0.192 −0.016 −7.69%
2005 0.208 −0.026 −11.11%
2004 0.234 −0.013 −5.26%
2003 0.247 −0.008 −3.14%
2002 0.255 +0.002 +0.79%
2001 0.253 +0.007 +2.85%
2000 0.246 −0.107 −30.31%
1999 0.353 −0.006 −1.67%
1998 0.359 −0.07 −16.32%
1997 0.429 +0.029 +7.25%
1996 0.4 +0.028 +7.53%
1995 0.372 −0.225 −37.69%
1994 0.597 +0.043 +7.76%
1993 0.554 −0.039 −6.58%
1992 0.593 −0.004 −0.67%
1991 0.597 −0.033 −5.24%
1990 0.63 −0.023 −3.52%
1989 0.653 +0.034 +5.49%
1988 0.619 −0.002 −0.32%
1987 0.621 −0.116 −15.74%
1986 0.737 +0.028 +3.95%
1985 0.709 +0.014 +2.01%
1984 0.695 −0.095 −12.03%
1983 0.79 +0.061 +8.37%
1982 0.729 +0.022 +3.11%
1981 0.707 −0.22 −23.73%
1980 0.927 −0.26 −21.9%
1979 1.187 −0.003 −0.25%
1978 1.19 +0.089 +8.08%
1977 1.101 −0.156 −12.41%
1976 1.257 +0.159 +14.48%
1975 1.098 +0.066 +6.4%
1974 1.032 −0.029 −2.73%
1973 1.061 −0.176 −14.23%
1972 1.237 +0.184 +17.47%
1971 1.053 −0.24 −18.56%
1970 1.293 +0.724 +127.24%
1969 0.569 +0.087 +18.05%
1968 0.482 +0.181 +60.13%
1967 0.301 +0.244 +428.07%
1966 0.057 −0.265 −82.3%
1965 0.322 −0.193 −37.48%
1964 0.515 +0.061 +13.44%
1963 0.454 +0.074 +19.47%
1962 0.38 +0.041 +12.09%
1961 0.339 +0.095 +38.93%
1960 0.244 −0.106 −30.29%
1959 0.35 −0.175 −33.33%
1958 0.525 +0.109 +26.2%
1957 0.416 −0.505 −54.83%
1956 0.921 −0.133 −12.62%
1955 1.054 +0.11 +11.65%
1954 0.944 −0.102 −9.75%
1953 1.046 −0.258 −19.79%
1952 1.304 +0.518 +65.9%
1951 0.786 +0.262 +50%
1950 0.524 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 0.106 MM Myanmar 0.109 PH Philippines 0.149 ID Indonesia 0.217 TH Thailand 0.242 KH Cambodia 0.32 MY Malaysia 0.321 VN Vietnam 0.387 LA Laos 0.41
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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