Macao vs Singapore: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre

Macao
1.71 million tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
3.06 million tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time

  • Macao
  • Singapore
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 3.06 million tonnes per square kilometre against 1.71 million tonnes per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 1.34 million tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.8 times Macao's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Macao ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 39,490 tonnes per square kilometre 66,422 tonnes per square kilometre 26,932 tonnes per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 138,847 tonnes per square kilometre 267,520 tonnes per square kilometre 128,673 tonnes per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 388,934 tonnes per square kilometre 710,554 tonnes per square kilometre 321,621 tonnes per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 880,128 tonnes per square kilometre 1.33 million tonnes per square kilometre 454,496 tonnes per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 1.16 million tonnes per square kilometre 1.94 million tonnes per square kilometre 779,951 tonnes per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 1.49 million tonnes per square kilometre 2.51 million tonnes per square kilometre 1.02 million tonnes per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 1.67 million tonnes per square kilometre 2.95 million tonnes per square kilometre 1.29 million tonnes per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Macao or Singapore?
Singapore, at 3.06 million tonnes per square kilometre against 1.71 million tonnes per square kilometre in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Macao and Singapore?
1.34 million tonnes per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
Macao ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 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.