Co2 land use per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Co2 land use per capita was 0.0167 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0167
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
108th
of 194 countries
All-time high
19.68
in 1852
All-time low
-0.2547
in 1896
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Singapore, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0167 for co2 land use 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, co2 land use per capita in Singapore peaked at 19.68 in 1852 and was at its lowest, -0.2547, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 8.68 | — |
| 1851 | 6.27 | -27.8% |
| 1852 | 19.68 | +213.9% |
| 1853 | 9.4 | -52.2% |
| 1854 | 6.4 | -31.9% |
| 1855 | 19.39 | +203.2% |
| 1856 | 9.23 | -52.4% |
| 1857 | 6.6 | -28.6% |
| 1858 | 5.24 | -20.6% |
| 1859 | 12.74 | +143.3% |
| 1860 | 5.72 | -55.1% |
| 1861 | 5.38 | -6.0% |
| 1862 | 4.31 | -19.8% |
| 1863 | 5 | +16.1% |
| 1864 | 3.34 | -33.3% |
| 1865 | 4.3 | +29.0% |
| 1866 | 6.25 | +45.3% |
| 1867 | 4.59 | -26.6% |
| 1868 | 2.96 | -35.5% |
| 1869 | 4.38 | +48.2% |
| 1870 | 3.27 | -25.5% |
| 1871 | 2.03 | -37.9% |
| 1872 | 1.66 | -18.3% |
| 1873 | 1.92 | +15.9% |
| 1874 | 1.61 | -15.9% |
| 1875 | 0.8609 | -46.7% |
| 1876 | 1.68 | +95.2% |
| 1877 | 1.13 | -32.9% |
| 1878 | 1.44 | +27.5% |
| 1879 | 0.333 | -76.8% |
| 1880 | 0.8174 | +145.5% |
| 1881 | 0.5968 | -27.0% |
| 1882 | 0.6917 | +15.9% |
| 1883 | 0.7795 | +12.7% |
| 1884 | 0.7204 | -7.6% |
| 1885 | 0.6659 | -7.6% |
| 1886 | 0.6768 | +1.6% |
| 1887 | 0.6375 | -5.8% |
| 1888 | 1.02 | +60.6% |
| 1889 | 0.999 | -2.4% |
| 1890 | 0.189 | -81.1% |
| 1891 | 0.3139 | +66.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5626 | +79.2% |
| 1893 | 0.3287 | -41.6% |
| 1894 | 0.3831 | +16.5% |
| 1895 | -0.0298 | -107.8% |
| 1896 | -0.2547 | +754.0% |
| 1897 | 0.3458 | -235.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0872 | -74.8% |
| 1899 | 0.1042 | +19.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1661 | +59.3% |
| 1901 | 0.2908 | +75.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0757 | -73.9% |
| 1903 | 0.0385 | -49.2% |
| 1904 | 0.2929 | +661.9% |
| 1905 | 0.1026 | -65.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0673 | -34.4% |
| 1907 | 0.1333 | +97.9% |
| 1908 | -0.0174 | -113.0% |
| 1909 | -0.2334 | +1245.4% |
| 1910 | 0.2559 | -209.6% |
| 1911 | 0.3885 | +51.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3285 | -15.4% |
| 1913 | 0.3291 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.3552 | +7.9% |
| 1915 | -0.0036 | -101.0% |
| 1916 | 0.1405 | -4005.7% |
| 1917 | 0.6472 | +360.7% |
| 1918 | 0.6244 | -3.5% |
| 1919 | 0.286 | -54.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0984 | -65.6% |
| 1921 | 0.1754 | +78.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0448 | -74.5% |
| 1923 | -0.0607 | -235.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0214 | -135.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1253 | +486.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0062 | -95.1% |
| 1927 | 0.145 | +2241.4% |
| 1928 | 0.1376 | -5.1% |
| 1929 | -0.0155 | -111.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0124 | -180.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1088 | +774.1% |
| 1932 | 0.2201 | +102.4% |
| 1933 | 0.1134 | -48.5% |
| 1934 | 0.2402 | +111.8% |
| 1935 | -0.0746 | -131.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0004 | -100.5% |
| 1937 | 0.1102 | +28558.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0685 | -37.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0183 | -73.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0653 | +256.4% |
| 1941 | 0.0672 | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0696 | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0887 | +27.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0569 | -35.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0548 | -3.7% |
| 1946 | 0.0539 | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0518 | -3.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0519 | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0493 | -5.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0009 | -98.1% |
| 1951 | -0.0076 | -906.4% |
| 1952 | -0.0128 | +68.2% |
| 1953 | -0.024 | +88.4% |
| 1954 | -0.0263 | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0237 | -190.0% |
| 1956 | -0.0474 | -299.8% |
| 1957 | -0.0391 | -17.4% |
| 1958 | -0.0349 | -10.7% |
| 1959 | -0.1892 | +441.6% |
| 1960 | -0.1682 | -11.1% |
| 1961 | -0.1361 | -19.0% |
| 1962 | -0.1177 | -13.6% |
| 1963 | -0.1022 | -13.2% |
| 1964 | -0.0608 | -40.5% |
| 1965 | -0.0791 | +30.2% |
| 1966 | -0.0569 | -28.1% |
| 1967 | -0.0642 | +13.0% |
| 1968 | -0.0651 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | -0.0553 | -15.1% |
| 1970 | -0.04 | -27.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0145 | -136.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 | -72.8% |
| 1973 | -0.0584 | -1580.7% |
| 1974 | -0.0496 | -15.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0343 | -30.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 | -112.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0337 | +663.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0167 | -50.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0154 | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 | -30.3% |
| 1981 | -0.0003 | -102.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0176 | -6185.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0173 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.054 | +212.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0769 | +42.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0978 | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1124 | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1003 | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0833 | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0581 | -30.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0527 | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0714 | +35.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0688 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1422 | +106.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0971 | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0774 | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0785 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0728 | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0539 | -25.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0502 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0573 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0558 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0313 | -43.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0351 | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0377 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0147 | -61.2% |
| 2007 | 0.029 | +98.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0288 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0355 | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0387 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0524 | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0454 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0496 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0567 | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0226 | -60.1% |
| 2016 | 0.019 | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.013 | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.013 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0187 | +43.9% |
| 2021 | 0.019 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0173 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0167 | -0.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0167 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | 0.1102 |
| 1982 | +6185.2% | -0.0003 | 0.0176 |
| 1916 | +4005.7% | -0.0036 | 0.1405 |
| 1927 | +2241.4% | 0.0062 | 0.145 |
| 1973 | -1580.7% | 0.0039 | -0.0584 |
| 1909 | -1245.4% | -0.0174 | -0.2334 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.36 | 5.24 | 19.68 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.62 | 2.96 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.59 | 0.333 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7609 | 0.5968 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.203 | -0.2547 | 0.5626 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0916 | -0.2334 | 0.2929 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3352 | -0.0036 | 0.6472 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0678 | -0.0607 | 0.1754 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0818 | -0.0746 | 0.2402 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0609 | 0.0493 | 0.0887 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.0357 | -0.1892 | 0.0237 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0906 | -0.1682 | -0.0553 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0094 | -0.0584 | 0.0337 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.057 | -0.0003 | 0.1124 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0773 | 0.0527 | 0.1422 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0376 | 0.0147 | 0.0573 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0329 | 0.013 | 0.0567 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0177 | 0.0167 | 0.019 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 105 El Salvador 0.0312 compare
- 106 Comoros 0.0306 compare
- 107 Egypt 0.024 compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 0.0139 compare
- 110 Lebanon 0.0124 compare
- 111 Dominican Republic 0.0095 compare
More climate change data for Singapore
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42,295 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1992)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0009 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Singapore?
- Co2 land use per capita in Singapore was 0.0167 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 19.68 in 1852.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2547 in 1896.
- How does Singapore rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Singapore ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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