Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore
Singapore: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 97,389 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
97,389 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
110th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.20 million tonnes
in 1855
All-time low
-296,564 tonnes
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore is 97,389 tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore peaked at 1.20 million tonnes in 1855 and was at its lowest, -296,564 tonnes, in 1959.
Singapore ranks 110th of 197 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 in Singapore, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 486,213 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 358,266 tonnes | -26.3% |
| 1852 | 1.15 million tonnes | +220.2% |
| 1853 | 558,797 tonnes | -51.3% |
| 1854 | 388,018 tonnes | -30.6% |
| 1855 | 1.20 million tonnes | +209.2% |
| 1856 | 582,759 tonnes | -51.4% |
| 1857 | 424,658 tonnes | -27.1% |
| 1858 | 343,976 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1859 | 853,639 tonnes | +148.2% |
| 1860 | 390,839 tonnes | -54.2% |
| 1861 | 374,864 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1862 | 306,567 tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1863 | 362,956 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1864 | 246,807 tonnes | -32.0% |
| 1865 | 324,887 tonnes | +31.6% |
| 1866 | 481,376 tonnes | +48.2% |
| 1867 | 360,464 tonnes | -25.1% |
| 1868 | 237,097 tonnes | -34.2% |
| 1869 | 359,182 tonnes | +51.5% |
| 1870 | 274,177 tonnes | -23.7% |
| 1871 | 174,809 tonnes | -36.2% |
| 1872 | 147,000 tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1873 | 175,689 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1874 | 152,386 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1875 | 83,796 tonnes | -45.0% |
| 1876 | 168,691 tonnes | +101.3% |
| 1877 | 116,662 tonnes | -30.8% |
| 1878 | 153,375 tonnes | +31.5% |
| 1879 | 36,677 tonnes | -76.1% |
| 1880 | 92,846 tonnes | +153.1% |
| 1881 | 69,909 tonnes | -24.7% |
| 1882 | 83,576 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1883 | 97,133 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1884 | 92,589 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1885 | 88,266 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1886 | 92,516 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1887 | 89,878 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1888 | 148,905 tonnes | +65.7% |
| 1889 | 149,821 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 29,239 tonnes | -80.5% |
| 1891 | 50,087 tonnes | +71.3% |
| 1892 | 92,589 tonnes | +84.9% |
| 1893 | 55,803 tonnes | -39.7% |
| 1894 | 67,088 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1895 | -5,386 tonnes | -108.0% |
| 1896 | -47,449 tonnes | +781.0% |
| 1897 | 66,465 tonnes | -240.1% |
| 1898 | 17,294 tonnes | -74.0% |
| 1899 | 21,361 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 1900 | 35,248 tonnes | +65.0% |
| 1901 | 64,010 tonnes | +81.6% |
| 1902 | 17,331 tonnes | -72.9% |
| 1903 | 9,160 tonnes | -47.1% |
| 1904 | 72,657 tonnes | +693.2% |
| 1905 | 26,491 tonnes | -63.5% |
| 1906 | 18,100 tonnes | -31.7% |
| 1907 | 37,300 tonnes | +106.1% |
| 1908 | -5,056 tonnes | -113.6% |
| 1909 | -70,495 tonnes | +1294.2% |
| 1910 | 79,729 tonnes | -213.1% |
| 1911 | 124,356 tonnes | +56.0% |
| 1912 | 107,575 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1913 | 109,810 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1914 | 120,765 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1915 | -1,246 tonnes | -101.0% |
| 1916 | 49,574 tonnes | -4079.4% |
| 1917 | 232,701 tonnes | +369.4% |
| 1918 | 228,853 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1919 | 107,355 tonnes | -53.1% |
| 1920 | 37,996 tonnes | -64.6% |
| 1921 | 70,056 tonnes | +84.4% |
| 1922 | 18,576 tonnes | -73.5% |
| 1923 | -26,271 tonnes | -241.4% |
| 1924 | 9,636 tonnes | -136.7% |
| 1925 | 58,990 tonnes | +512.2% |
| 1926 | 3,041 tonnes | -94.8% |
| 1927 | 74,269 tonnes | +2342.2% |
| 1928 | 73,536 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1929 | -8,610 tonnes | -111.7% |
| 1930 | 7,145 tonnes | -183.0% |
| 1931 | 64,376 tonnes | +801.0% |
| 1932 | 133,809 tonnes | +107.9% |
| 1933 | 70,569 tonnes | -47.3% |
| 1934 | 152,935 tonnes | +116.7% |
| 1935 | -48,621 tonnes | -131.8% |
| 1936 | 256.48 tonnes | -100.5% |
| 1937 | 75,222 tonnes | +29228.6% |
| 1938 | 47,852 tonnes | -36.4% |
| 1939 | 13,117 tonnes | -72.6% |
| 1940 | 47,998 tonnes | +265.9% |
| 1941 | 50,820 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1942 | 54,191 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1943 | 71,192 tonnes | +31.4% |
| 1944 | 47,082 tonnes | -33.9% |
| 1945 | 46,753 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1946 | 47,412 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 47,009 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1948 | 48,585 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 47,742 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1950 | 952.64 tonnes | -98.0% |
| 1951 | -8,097 tonnes | -950.0% |
| 1952 | -14,363 tonnes | +77.4% |
| 1953 | -28,543 tonnes | +98.7% |
| 1954 | -32,976 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1955 | 31,291 tonnes | -194.9% |
| 1956 | -65,879 tonnes | -310.5% |
| 1957 | -57,048 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1958 | -52,945 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1959 | -296,564 tonnes | +460.1% |
| 1960 | -272,308 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1961 | -227,424 tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1962 | -202,509 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1963 | -180,965 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1964 | -110,726 tonnes | -38.8% |
| 1965 | -148,026 tonnes | +33.7% |
| 1966 | -109,114 tonnes | -26.3% |
| 1967 | -126,261 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1968 | -130,915 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1969 | -113,474 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1970 | -83,649 tonnes | -26.3% |
| 1971 | 30,888 tonnes | -136.9% |
| 1972 | 8,537 tonnes | -72.4% |
| 1973 | -128,496 tonnes | -1605.1% |
| 1974 | -110,836 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1975 | -77,787 tonnes | -29.8% |
| 1976 | 10,149 tonnes | -113.0% |
| 1977 | 78,556 tonnes | +674.0% |
| 1978 | 39,425 tonnes | -49.8% |
| 1979 | 36,787 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 26,161 tonnes | -28.9% |
| 1981 | -732.8 tonnes | -102.8% |
| 1982 | 46,276 tonnes | -6415.0% |
| 1983 | 46,460 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 146,853 tonnes | +216.1% |
| 1985 | 210,314 tonnes | +43.2% |
| 1986 | 268,535 tonnes | +27.7% |
| 1987 | 312,576 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 285,645 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 244,719 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 176,751 tonnes | -27.8% |
| 1991 | 165,210 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 230,246 tonnes | +39.4% |
| 1993 | 228,377 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 486,103 tonnes | +112.9% |
| 1995 | 343,244 tonnes | -29.4% |
| 1996 | 283,484 tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 298,066 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 284,107 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 213,904 tonnes | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 202,656 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 235,888 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 231,565 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 129,559 tonnes | -44.1% |
| 2004 | 146,633 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 161,106 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 64,596 tonnes | -59.9% |
| 2007 | 133,480 tonnes | +106.6% |
| 2008 | 138,426 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 176,495 tonnes | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 196,317 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 271,429 tonnes | +38.3% |
| 2012 | 240,065 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 267,289 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 309,278 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 124,906 tonnes | -59.6% |
| 2016 | 106,219 tonnes | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 102,775 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 73,133 tonnes | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 73,463 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 104,827 tonnes | +42.7% |
| 2021 | 105,267 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97,682 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 97,279 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 97,389 tonnes | +0.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 97,389 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.66 million tonnes, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | +29228.6% | 256.48 tonnes | 75,222 tonnes |
| 1982 | +6415.0% | -732.8 tonnes | 46,276 tonnes |
| 1916 | +4079.4% | -1,246 tonnes | 49,574 tonnes |
| 1927 | +2342.2% | 3,041 tonnes | 74,269 tonnes |
| 1973 | -1605.1% | 8,537 tonnes | -128,496 tonnes |
| 1909 | -1294.2% | -5,056 tonnes | -70,495 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 634,341 tonnes | 343,976 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 344,504 tonnes | 237,097 tonnes | 481,376 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 148,326 tonnes | 36,677 tonnes | 274,177 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 100,544 tonnes | 69,909 tonnes | 149,821 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 34,709 tonnes | -47,449 tonnes | 92,589 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 20,474 tonnes | -70,495 tonnes | 72,657 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 115,947 tonnes | -1,246 tonnes | 232,701 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 31,122 tonnes | -26,271 tonnes | 74,269 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 51,666 tonnes | -48,621 tonnes | 152,935 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 50,878 tonnes | 46,753 tonnes | 71,192 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | -52,417 tonnes | -296,564 tonnes | 31,291 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | -162,172 tonnes | -272,308 tonnes | -109,114 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | -19,643 tonnes | -128,496 tonnes | 78,556 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 158,681 tonnes | -732.8 tonnes | 312,576 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 270,949 tonnes | 165,210 tonnes | 486,103 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 162,040 tonnes | 64,596 tonnes | 235,888 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 176,487 tonnes | 73,133 tonnes | 309,278 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,489 tonnes | 97,279 tonnes | 105,267 tonnes | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.8 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore was 97,389 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million tonnes in 1855.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -296,564 tonnes in 1959.
- How does Singapore rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Singapore ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.