Qatar vs Singapore: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Qatar
1,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Singapore
8,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Qatar rank
5th
Singapore rank
2nd
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Qatar
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 1,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 6,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 4.1 times Qatar's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 239.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 891.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 651.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1970s | 848.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 443.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 672.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 994.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Qatar or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 1,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Qatar and Singapore?
- 6,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Singapore?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Singapore rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, 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
Methane emissions 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.