Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore

Singapore: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
32nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.272 %1991: 0.271 %1992: 0.333 %1993: 0.323 %1994: 0.341 %1995: 0.33 %1996: 0.329 %1997: 0.355 %1998: 0.265 %1999: 0.34 %2000: 0.619 %2001: 0.559 %2002: 0.58 %2003: 0.363 %2004: 0.414 %2005: 0.43 %2006: 0.437 %2007: 0.406 %2008: 0.546 %2009: 0.322 %2010: 0.317 %2011: 0.577 %2012: 0.588 %2013: 0.685 %2014: 0.534 %2015: 0.46 %2016: 0.457 %2017: 0.471 %2018: 0.481 %2019: 0.474 %2020: 0.443 %2021: 0.48 %2022: 0.521 %2023: 0.491 %

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore is 0.5%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

That places Singapore 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 29 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
  2. 30 Philippines 0.6% compare
  3. 31 Belgium 0.5% compare
  4. 33 Argentina 0.5% compare
  5. 34 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  6. 35 Ukraine 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore?
Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore was 0.5% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Singapore rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
Singapore ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.