China vs Singapore: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

China
0.0087 kt per person
in 2023
Singapore
0.0103 kt per person
in 2023
China rank
21st
Singapore rank
20th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • China
  • Singapore
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.0103 kt per person against 0.0087 kt per person in China, a difference of 0.0016 kt per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

China ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 20th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Singapore
1970s 0.0015 kt per person 0.0111 kt per person 0.0096 kt per person Singapore
1980s 0.0022 kt per person 0.0122 kt per person 0.01 kt per person Singapore
1990s 0.0029 kt per person 0.0142 kt per person 0.0113 kt per person Singapore
2000s 0.0046 kt per person 0.0105 kt per person 0.0059 kt per person Singapore
2010s 0.0074 kt per person 0.0086 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person Singapore
2020s 0.0083 kt per person 0.0101 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.0103 kt per person against 0.0087 kt per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between China and Singapore?
0.0016 kt per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Singapore rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
China ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 20th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
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 (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.