Singapore vs Taiwan: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Singapore
10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
21st
Taiwan rank
18th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Singapore
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Singapore, a difference of 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1860s | 0.4983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1870s | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1880s | 0.4021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1890s | 0.3476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1900s | 0.2922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.2593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.2451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.7558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1960s | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1970s | 12.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 10.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 9.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 9.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Singapore or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Singapore and Taiwan?
- 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Taiwan rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Singapore ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 18th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.