Saudi Arabia vs Singapore: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.0139 tonnes per person
in 2024
Singapore
0.0167 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
109th
Singapore rank
108th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0167 tonnes per person against 0.0139 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0028 tonnes per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Singapore ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 109th and Singapore ranks 108th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.1198 tonnes per person | 10.36 tonnes per person | 10.48 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1860s | -0.1409 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | 4.76 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1870s | -0.1316 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1880s | -0.129 tonnes per person | 0.7609 tonnes per person | 0.8899 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1890s | -0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.203 tonnes per person | 0.3464 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1900s | -0.1646 tonnes per person | 0.0916 tonnes per person | 0.2562 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1910s | -0.2429 tonnes per person | 0.3352 tonnes per person | 0.5781 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1920s | -0.1867 tonnes per person | 0.0678 tonnes per person | 0.2544 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1930s | -0.1493 tonnes per person | 0.0818 tonnes per person | 0.231 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1940s | -0.1572 tonnes per person | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 0.2181 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 1950s | 0.2848 tonnes per person | -0.0357 tonnes per person | 0.3205 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0.3878 tonnes per person | -0.0906 tonnes per person | 0.4784 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.6838 tonnes per person | -0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.6932 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.057 tonnes per person | 0.9969 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.3764 tonnes per person | 0.0773 tonnes per person | 0.2991 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0566 tonnes per person | 0.0376 tonnes per person | 0.0191 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 0.0288 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Saudi Arabia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0167 tonnes per person against 0.0139 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
- 0.0028 tonnes per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Singapore rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 109th and Singapore ranks 108th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.