Singapore vs Vanuatu: Per capita methane emissions
Singapore
0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
93rd
Vanuatu rank
90th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Singapore
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Singapore, a difference of 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 93rd and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 0.3101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 0.2563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.2759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 0.3183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.3849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.4118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.4671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.6466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.8092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Singapore or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Singapore and Vanuatu?
- 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Singapore ranks 93rd and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.