Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Singapore

Greenhouse gases per capita in Singapore in 2024 — 10.49 t/person. Ranked 166 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 68.3%.

2024 10.49 t/person +4.16% vs 2023
World rank 166of 199
Period maximum 18.54 t/person1994
Period minimum 0.21 t/person1909

Trend over time

1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Singapore, 1850–202405101520185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 6.23 t/person1853: 6.42 t/person1856: 6.31 t/person1859: 8.35 t/person1862: 3.56 t/person1865: 3.81 t/person1868: 2.31 t/person1871: 2.02 t/person1874: 1.94 t/person1877: 1.58 t/person1880: 1.31 t/person1883: 1.28 t/person1886: 1.18 t/person1889: 1.49 t/person1892: 1.15 t/person1895: 0.57 t/person1898: 0.67 t/person1901: 0.83 t/person1904: 0.79 t/person1907: 0.6 t/person1910: 0.68 t/person1913: 0.73 t/person1916: 0.54 t/person1919: 0.62 t/person1922: 0.51 t/person1925: 0.6 t/person1928: 0.6 t/person1931: 0.55 t/person1934: 0.79 t/person1937: 0.83 t/person1940: 0.9 t/person1943: 1 t/person1946: 1.03 t/person1949: 1.09 t/person1952: 4.33 t/person1955: 4.56 t/person1958: 2.98 t/person1961: 2.85 t/person1964: 3.76 t/person1967: 3.42 t/person1970: 10.75 t/person1973: 11.55 t/person1976: 14.57 t/person1979: 16.47 t/person1982: 12.62 t/person1985: 13.41 t/person1988: 14.32 t/person1991: 16.15 t/person1994: 18.54 t/person1997: 16.85 t/person2000: 11.73 t/person2003: 10.54 t/person2006: 10.21 t/person2009: 9.03 t/person2012: 9.66 t/person2015: 10.03 t/person2018: 10.06 t/person2021: 10.22 t/person2024: 10.49 t/person
Change over the period: +4.26 (+68.32%) Average annual rate: 0.3 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Singapore 10.49 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
East Asia & Pacific computed 8.75 t/person
South-Eastern Asia computed 5.84 t/person
High-income countries computed 12.59 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 10.49 +0.42 +4.16%
2023 10.07 +0.21 +2.13%
2022 9.86 −0.36 −3.54%
2021 10.22 +0.79 +8.36%
2020 9.43 −0.36 −3.68%
2019 9.79 −0.26 −2.62%
2018 10.06 −0.02 −0.23%
2017 10.08 +0.24 +2.42%
2016 9.84 −0.19 −1.9%
2015 10.03 +0.21 +2.17%
2014 9.82 +0.03 +0.3%
2013 9.79 +0.13 +1.36%
2012 9.66 −0.4 −4.01%
2011 10.06 +0.3 +3.08%
2010 9.76 +0.73 +8.12%
2009 9.03 −0.21 −2.29%
2008 9.24 −0.7 −7.04%
2007 9.94 −0.27 −2.66%
2006 10.21 −0.09 −0.91%
2005 10.31 −0.57 −5.27%
2004 10.88 +0.34 +3.25%
2003 10.54 −0.04 −0.35%
2002 10.58 −1.45 −12.04%
2001 12.02 +0.29 +2.48%
2000 11.73 −3.2 −21.42%
1999 14.93 −0.5 −3.27%
1998 15.44 −1.41 −8.38%
1997 16.85 +2.27 +15.55%
1996 14.58 +1.75 +13.63%
1995 12.83 −5.71 −30.78%
1994 18.54 +2.85 +18.17%
1993 15.69 −1.41 −8.24%
1992 17.1 +0.95 +5.87%
1991 16.15 +0.15 +0.92%
1990 16 +0.23 +1.45%
1989 15.77 +1.46 +10.16%
1988 14.32 +0.81 +6%
1987 13.51 −0.9 −6.23%
1986 14.4 +0.99 +7.38%
1985 13.41 −0.02 −0.13%
1984 13.43 −0.8 −5.59%
1983 14.23 +1.6 +12.69%
1982 12.62 +0.42 +3.44%
1981 12.2 −1.93 −13.63%
1980 14.13 −2.34 −14.22%
1979 16.47 +1.34 +8.82%
1978 15.14 +1.87 +14.09%
1977 13.27 −1.3 −8.92%
1976 14.57 +2.13 +17.1%
1975 12.44 +1.27 +11.36%
1974 11.17 −0.38 −3.26%
1973 11.55 −0.69 −5.65%
1972 12.24 +2.27 +22.81%
1971 9.97 −0.78 −7.28%
1970 10.75 +5.27 +96.24%
1969 5.48 +0.88 +19.09%
1968 4.6 +1.19 +34.7%
1967 3.42 +1.27 +59.06%
1966 2.15 −0.99 −31.6%
1965 3.14 −0.62 −16.56%
1964 3.76 +0.17 +4.59%
1963 3.6 +0.46 +14.7%
1962 3.14 +0.29 +10.19%
1961 2.85 +0.47 +19.63%
1960 2.38 −0.23 −8.75%
1959 2.61 −0.37 −12.55%
1958 2.98 +0.39 +15.19%
1957 2.59 −1.83 −41.43%
1956 4.42 −0.14 −3.07%
1955 4.56 +0.17 +3.97%
1954 4.39 +0.14 +3.32%
1953 4.24 −0.09 −1.96%
1952 4.33 +0.47 +12.27%
1951 3.86 +0.82 +26.97%
1950 3.04 +1.95 +179.14%
1949 1.09 +0.02 +1.78%
1948 1.07 +0.02 +2.1%
1947 1.05 +0.02 +1.85%
1946 1.03 +0.02 +1.88%
1945 1.01 +0.02 +1.82%
1944 0.99 −0.01 −1.1%
1943 1 +0.04 +4.38%
1942 0.96 +0.03 +3%
1941 0.93 +0.03 +3.33%
1940 0.9 +0.07 +8.94%
1939 0.83 −0.01 −0.72%
1938 0.83 +0.01 +1.09%
1937 0.83 +0.17 +25%
1936 0.66 +0.13 +24.76%
1935 0.53 −0.26 −33.12%
1934 0.79 +0.17 +28.2%
1933 0.62 −0.07 −9.93%
1932 0.69 +0.13 +24.09%
1931 0.55 +0.1 +21.85%
1930 0.45 +0.01 +2.95%
1929 0.44 −0.16 −26.42%
1928 0.6 −0.01 −2.13%
1927 0.61 +0.13 +27.82%
1926 0.48 −0.12 −20.33%
1925 0.6 +0.1 +20.48%
1924 0.5 +0.08 +20.29%
1923 0.41 −0.1 −19.46%
1922 0.51 −0.11 −18.15%
1921 0.63 +0.11 +21.94%
1920 0.52 −0.11 −17.34%
1919 0.62 −0.26 −29.52%
1918 0.88 +0.28 +45.87%
1917 0.61 +0.07 +12.64%
1916 0.54 +0.14 +36.55%
1915 0.39 −0.36 −47.75%
1914 0.75 +0.02 +3.29%
1913 0.73 −0 −0.54%
1912 0.73 −0.07 −8.36%
1911 0.8 +0.12 +18.14%
1910 0.68 +0.46 +216.82%
1909 0.21 −0.23 −51.25%
1908 0.44 −0.16 −26.83%
1907 0.6 +0.05 +10.09%
1906 0.55 −0.05 −7.78%
1905 0.59 −0.2 −25.47%
1904 0.79 +0.24 +43.66%
1903 0.55 −0.05 −8.31%
1902 0.6 −0.23 −27.56%
1901 0.83 +0.11 +15.26%
1900 0.72 +0.04 +5.72%
1899 0.68 +0.01 +1.49%
1898 0.67 −0.26 −28.21%
1897 0.94 +0.6 +176.11%
1896 0.34 −0.23 −40.11%
1895 0.57 −0.41 −42.13%
1894 0.98 +0.06 +6.3%
1893 0.92 −0.23 −19.65%
1892 1.15 +0.26 +29.67%
1891 0.88 +0.15 +19.97%
1890 0.74 −0.75 −50.54%
1889 1.49 −0.03 −1.91%
1888 1.52 +0.38 +33.77%
1887 1.13 −0.04 −3.57%
1886 1.18 +0.01 +0.86%
1885 1.17 −0.06 −4.5%
1884 1.22 −0.06 −4.53%
1883 1.28 +0.09 +7.66%
1882 1.19 +0.1 +9.09%
1881 1.09 −0.22 −16.62%
1880 1.31 +0.48 +57.73%
1879 0.83 −1.09 −56.78%
1878 1.92 +0.33 +21.04%
1877 1.58 −0.52 −24.76%
1876 2.1 +0.86 +69.68%
1875 1.24 −0.7 −35.92%
1874 1.94 −0.23 −10.42%
1873 2.16 +0.37 +20.74%
1872 1.79 −0.24 −11.61%
1871 2.02 −1.06 −34.33%
1870 3.08 −0.77 −20.03%
1869 3.85 +1.54 +66.62%
1868 2.31 −1.25 −35.06%
1867 3.56 −0.29 −7.43%
1866 3.85 +0.04 +1.13%
1865 3.81 +0.91 +31.48%
1864 2.89 −1.56 −35.01%
1863 4.45 +0.89 +25.05%
1862 3.56 −0.93 −20.76%
1861 4.49 +0.57 +14.41%
1860 3.93 −4.42 −52.93%
1859 8.35 +4.11 +96.96%
1858 4.24 −0.84 −16.58%
1857 5.08 −1.23 −19.48%
1856 6.31 −6.13 −49.28%
1855 12.44 +7.5 +151.81%
1854 4.94 −1.48 −23.03%
1853 6.42 −6.33 −49.64%
1852 12.74 +7.76 +155.63%
1851 4.99 −1.25 −20.01%
1850 6.23

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

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