Iceland vs Singapore: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Iceland
10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Singapore
10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
22nd
Singapore rank
21st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Iceland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Singapore ahead.
Iceland ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 8 and Singapore in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1860s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1870s | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1880s | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1890s | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1900s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1910s | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.2839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.3225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1940s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 9.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 8.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 10.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Iceland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Iceland and Singapore?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Singapore rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Iceland ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 21st of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.