Consumption-based carbon intensity in Singapore
Singapore: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.4235 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Singapore, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Singapore stood at 0.4235 kilograms per international-$.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Singapore peaked at 1.04 kilograms per international-$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3544 kilograms per international-$, in 2010.
Singapore ranks 16th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.74 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9371 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7171 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3962 kilograms per international-$ | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4906 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3544 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6909 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4004 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3803 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4235 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4487 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 14 Namibia 0.4466 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 15 South Africa 0.4399 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 17 Belgium 0.4229 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 18 Jamaica 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 19 Hong Kong 0.4072 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Singapore?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Singapore was 0.4235 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 kilograms per international-$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3544 kilograms per international-$ in 2010.
- How does Singapore rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Singapore ranks 16th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).