Macao vs Singapore: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Macao
31,722 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Singapore
74,392 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Macao rank
4th
Singapore rank
1st
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Macao
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 74,392 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,722 tonnes per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 42,670 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.3 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,575 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,852 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,723 tonnes per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1970s | 14,198 tonnes per square kilometre | 36,812 tonnes per square kilometre | 22,614 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 37,025 tonnes per square kilometre | 48,430 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,405 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 58,954 tonnes per square kilometre | 72,667 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,713 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 55,751 tonnes per square kilometre | 58,093 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,343 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 45,194 tonnes per square kilometre | 67,764 tonnes per square kilometre | 22,570 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 31,485 tonnes per square kilometre | 69,519 tonnes per square kilometre | 38,034 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Macao or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 74,392 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,722 tonnes per square kilometre in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Macao and Singapore?
- 42,670 tonnes per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Macao ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.