Qatar vs Singapore: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Qatar
27.6 tonnes per person
in 2023
Singapore
32.29 tonnes per person
in 2023
Qatar rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Qatar
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 32.29 tonnes per person against 27.6 tonnes per person in Qatar, a difference of 4.69 tonnes per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.22 tonnes per person | 21.3 tonnes per person | 24.92 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 31.16 tonnes per person | 30.82 tonnes per person | 0.3353 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 28.15 tonnes per person | 32.87 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 26.6 tonnes per person | 31.63 tonnes per person | 5.03 tonnes per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Qatar or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 32.29 tonnes per person against 27.6 tonnes per person in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Qatar and Singapore?
- 4.69 tonnes per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and Singapore rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Qatar ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 120 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 Per capita consumption-based 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 consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.