Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Singapore
Singapore: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.106 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Singapore, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Singapore is 0.106 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Singapore peaked at 1.3 kilograms per international-$ in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.0574 kilograms per international-$, in 1966.
Singapore ranks 147th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7869 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3499 kilograms per international-$ | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3664 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0574 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5686 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 kilograms per international-$ | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | 1.29 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7187 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6194 kilograms per international-$ | 0.927 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4883 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3535 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6304 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2124 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2545 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1492 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1108 kilograms per international-$ | 0.106 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1141 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 144 Uruguay 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 145 Kenya 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 146 Eswatini 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 149 Central African Republic 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 150 Costa Rica 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Singapore?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Singapore was 0.106 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 kilograms per international-$ in 1952.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 kilograms per international-$ in 1966.
- How does Singapore rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).