Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Singapore
Singapore: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price was 64.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Singapore, 1989–2025
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 64.0% for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Singapore peaked at 64.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
That places Singapore 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 0.0% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 61.5% | 64.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More climate change data for Singapore
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 6.11 million (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 9.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.25 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 9.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 9.24 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Singapore?
- Share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Singapore was 64.0% in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Singapore rank for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Singapore ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.