Colombia vs Singapore: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Colombia
2.67 million tonnes
in 2024
Singapore
2.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
29th
Singapore rank
26th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Colombia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.85 million tonnes against 2.67 million tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 184,800 tonnes.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Singapore ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 980,551 tonnes | -12,768 tonnes | 993,319 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1.19 million tonnes | 508,931 tonnes | 684,018 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.63 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Singapore |
| 1980s | 882,760 tonnes | 558,400 tonnes | 324,359 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 218,580 tonnes | 819,640 tonnes | 601,060 tonnes | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.65 million tonnes | -840,022 tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.72 million tonnes | 820,000 tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | -1.26 million tonnes | 983,890 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Colombia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.85 million tonnes against 2.67 million tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Colombia and Singapore?
- 184,800 tonnes, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Singapore rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Colombia ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 26th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.