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
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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About this data
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.