Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.0167 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0167 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
108th
of 194 countries
All-time high
19.68 tonnes per person
in 1852
All-time low
-0.2547 tonnes per person
in 1896
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Singapore, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0167 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Singapore peaked at 19.68 tonnes per person in 1852 and was at its lowest, -0.2547 tonnes per person, in 1896.
Singapore ranks 108th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 8.68 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 6.27 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1852 | 19.68 tonnes per person | +213.9% |
| 1853 | 9.4 tonnes per person | -52.2% |
| 1854 | 6.4 tonnes per person | -31.9% |
| 1855 | 19.39 tonnes per person | +203.2% |
| 1856 | 9.23 tonnes per person | -52.4% |
| 1857 | 6.6 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1858 | 5.24 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1859 | 12.74 tonnes per person | +143.3% |
| 1860 | 5.72 tonnes per person | -55.1% |
| 1861 | 5.38 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1862 | 4.31 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1863 | 5 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1864 | 3.34 tonnes per person | -33.3% |
| 1865 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +29.0% |
| 1866 | 6.25 tonnes per person | +45.3% |
| 1867 | 4.59 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 1868 | 2.96 tonnes per person | -35.5% |
| 1869 | 4.38 tonnes per person | +48.2% |
| 1870 | 3.27 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1871 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -37.9% |
| 1872 | 1.66 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1873 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1874 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1875 | 0.8609 tonnes per person | -46.7% |
| 1876 | 1.68 tonnes per person | +95.2% |
| 1877 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -32.9% |
| 1878 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 1879 | 0.333 tonnes per person | -76.8% |
| 1880 | 0.8174 tonnes per person | +145.5% |
| 1881 | 0.5968 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 1882 | 0.6917 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1883 | 0.7795 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1884 | 0.7204 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1885 | 0.6659 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1886 | 0.6768 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1887 | 0.6375 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1888 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +60.6% |
| 1889 | 0.999 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1890 | 0.189 tonnes per person | -81.1% |
| 1891 | 0.3139 tonnes per person | +66.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5626 tonnes per person | +79.2% |
| 1893 | 0.3287 tonnes per person | -41.6% |
| 1894 | 0.3831 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1895 | -0.0298 tonnes per person | -107.8% |
| 1896 | -0.2547 tonnes per person | +754.0% |
| 1897 | 0.3458 tonnes per person | -235.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0872 tonnes per person | -74.8% |
| 1899 | 0.1042 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1661 tonnes per person | +59.3% |
| 1901 | 0.2908 tonnes per person | +75.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0757 tonnes per person | -73.9% |
| 1903 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | -49.2% |
| 1904 | 0.2929 tonnes per person | +661.9% |
| 1905 | 0.1026 tonnes per person | -65.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 1907 | 0.1333 tonnes per person | +97.9% |
| 1908 | -0.0174 tonnes per person | -113.0% |
| 1909 | -0.2334 tonnes per person | +1245.4% |
| 1910 | 0.2559 tonnes per person | -209.6% |
| 1911 | 0.3885 tonnes per person | +51.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3285 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1913 | 0.3291 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.3552 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1915 | -0.0036 tonnes per person | -101.0% |
| 1916 | 0.1405 tonnes per person | -4005.7% |
| 1917 | 0.6472 tonnes per person | +360.7% |
| 1918 | 0.6244 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1919 | 0.286 tonnes per person | -54.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0984 tonnes per person | -65.6% |
| 1921 | 0.1754 tonnes per person | +78.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0448 tonnes per person | -74.5% |
| 1923 | -0.0607 tonnes per person | -235.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -135.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1253 tonnes per person | +486.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -95.1% |
| 1927 | 0.145 tonnes per person | +2241.4% |
| 1928 | 0.1376 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1929 | -0.0155 tonnes per person | -111.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | -180.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1088 tonnes per person | +774.1% |
| 1932 | 0.2201 tonnes per person | +102.4% |
| 1933 | 0.1134 tonnes per person | -48.5% |
| 1934 | 0.2402 tonnes per person | +111.8% |
| 1935 | -0.0746 tonnes per person | -131.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -100.5% |
| 1937 | 0.1102 tonnes per person | +28558.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0685 tonnes per person | -37.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | -73.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0653 tonnes per person | +256.4% |
| 1941 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0696 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0887 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0569 tonnes per person | -35.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0548 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1946 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0519 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0493 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -98.1% |
| 1951 | -0.0076 tonnes per person | -906.4% |
| 1952 | -0.0128 tonnes per person | +68.2% |
| 1953 | -0.024 tonnes per person | +88.4% |
| 1954 | -0.0263 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | -190.0% |
| 1956 | -0.0474 tonnes per person | -299.8% |
| 1957 | -0.0391 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1958 | -0.0349 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1959 | -0.1892 tonnes per person | +441.6% |
| 1960 | -0.1682 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1961 | -0.1361 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1962 | -0.1177 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1963 | -0.1022 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1964 | -0.0608 tonnes per person | -40.5% |
| 1965 | -0.0791 tonnes per person | +30.2% |
| 1966 | -0.0569 tonnes per person | -28.1% |
| 1967 | -0.0642 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1968 | -0.0651 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | -0.0553 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1970 | -0.04 tonnes per person | -27.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -136.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -72.8% |
| 1973 | -0.0584 tonnes per person | -1580.7% |
| 1974 | -0.0496 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0343 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -112.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | +663.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -50.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -30.3% |
| 1981 | -0.0003 tonnes per person | -102.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -6185.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.054 tonnes per person | +212.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0769 tonnes per person | +42.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1124 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1003 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0833 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0581 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0714 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0688 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1422 tonnes per person | +106.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0774 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0785 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0573 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0558 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | -43.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0377 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | -61.2% |
| 2007 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +98.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0496 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -60.1% |
| 2016 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | +43.9% |
| 2021 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0167 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733 tonnes per person, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | +28558.5% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.1102 tonnes per person |
| 1982 | +6185.2% | -0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person |
| 1916 | +4005.7% | -0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.1405 tonnes per person |
| 1927 | +2241.4% | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.145 tonnes per person |
| 1973 | -1580.7% | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -0.0584 tonnes per person |
| 1909 | -1245.4% | -0.0174 tonnes per person | -0.2334 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.36 tonnes per person | 5.24 tonnes per person | 19.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.62 tonnes per person | 2.96 tonnes per person | 6.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 0.333 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7609 tonnes per person | 0.5968 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.203 tonnes per person | -0.2547 tonnes per person | 0.5626 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0916 tonnes per person | -0.2334 tonnes per person | 0.2929 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3352 tonnes per person | -0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.6472 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0678 tonnes per person | -0.0607 tonnes per person | 0.1754 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0818 tonnes per person | -0.0746 tonnes per person | 0.2402 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 0.0493 tonnes per person | 0.0887 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.0357 tonnes per person | -0.1892 tonnes per person | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0906 tonnes per person | -0.1682 tonnes per person | -0.0553 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0094 tonnes per person | -0.0584 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.057 tonnes per person | -0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.1124 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0773 tonnes per person | 0.0527 tonnes per person | 0.1422 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0376 tonnes per person | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.0573 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 0.013 tonnes per person | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.8 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2385 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Singapore?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Singapore was 0.0167 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 19.68 tonnes per person in 1852.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2547 tonnes per person in 1896.
- How does Singapore rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Singapore ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.