New Zealand vs Singapore: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
New Zealand
8.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Singapore
9.26 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
30th
Singapore rank
28th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- New Zealand
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 9.26 tonnes per person against 8.86 tonnes per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.4 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.25 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 15.94 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 10.57 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 9.03 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 14.34 tonnes per person | 10.88 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 12.79 tonnes per person | 12.02 tonnes per person | 0.7674 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 10.94 tonnes per person | 14.05 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 12.78 tonnes per person | 9.21 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 11.42 tonnes per person | 8.86 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 9.78 tonnes per person | 8.83 tonnes per person | 0.952 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, New Zealand or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 9.26 tonnes per person against 8.86 tonnes per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between New Zealand and Singapore?
- 0.4 tonnes per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- New Zealand ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 28th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.