Singapore vs World: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Singapore
0.0585 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0585 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0583 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 381.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.
Singapore ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 136 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970s | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0223 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0347 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0346 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0441 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.044 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0529 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0527 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0573 kt per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 0.0585 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Singapore and World?
- 0.0583 kt per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.