Singapore vs World: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Singapore
83.57 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.2708 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
1st
World rank
1st

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Singapore
  • World
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 83.57 kt per square kilometre against 0.2708 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 83.3 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 308.6 times World's.

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

Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore World Difference Ahead
1960s 4.87 kt per square kilometre 0.1054 kt per square kilometre 4.76 kt per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 37 kt per square kilometre 0.1596 kt per square kilometre 36.84 kt per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 48.61 kt per square kilometre 0.1881 kt per square kilometre 48.42 kt per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 72.84 kt per square kilometre 0.1798 kt per square kilometre 72.66 kt per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 65.41 kt per square kilometre 0.2084 kt per square kilometre 65.2 kt per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 65.05 kt per square kilometre 0.2507 kt per square kilometre 64.8 kt per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 78.59 kt per square kilometre 0.2625 kt per square kilometre 78.32 kt per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 83.57 kt per square kilometre against 0.2708 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Singapore and World?
83.3 kt per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.