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

Latest (2025)
64.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 200 countries
All-time high
64.0%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Singapore, 1989–2025

02040601989200720251989: 0 %1990: 0 %1991: 0 %1992: 0 %1993: 0 %1994: 0 %1995: 0 %1996: 0 %1997: 0 %1998: 0 %1999: 0 %2000: 0 %2001: 0 %2002: 0 %2003: 0 %2004: 0 %2005: 0 %2006: 0 %2007: 0 %2008: 0 %2009: 0 %2010: 0 %2011: 0 %2012: 0 %2013: 0 %2014: 0 %2015: 0 %2016: 0 %2017: 0 %2018: 0 %2019: 61.7 %2020: 61.5 %2021: 63 %2022: 64 %2023: 64 %2024: 64 %2025: 64 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Norway 74.4% compare
  2. 17 Bulgaria 67.6% compare
  3. 18 Japan 67.1% compare
  4. 20 Cyprus 64.0% compare
  5. 21 Australia 63.9% compare
  6. 22 Czechia 60.1% compare

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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

Indicator
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price
Unit
%
Source
Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,400 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.