Nauru vs Singapore: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Nauru
5.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Singapore
5.46 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nauru rank
29th
Singapore rank
27th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Nauru
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5.46 tonnes per person against 5.13 tonnes per person in Nauru, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 27th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.93 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | Nauru |
| 1970s | 13.61 tonnes per person | 10.88 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | Nauru |
| 1980s | 16.19 tonnes per person | 11.96 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | Nauru |
| 1990s | 10.88 tonnes per person | 13.35 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 5.95 tonnes per person | 6.9 tonnes per person | 0.9533 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.52 tonnes per person | 5.2 tonnes per person | 0.6854 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 4.89 tonnes per person | 4.87 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Nauru or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 5.46 tonnes per person against 5.13 tonnes per person in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Nauru and Singapore?
- 0.33 tonnes per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Singapore?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Singapore rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Nauru ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 27th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.