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
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore, 1990–2023
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.
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -25.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +28.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +82.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -37.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -41.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +82.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 81% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +82.1% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 2011 | +82.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 29 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
- 30 Philippines 0.6% compare
- 31 Belgium 0.5% compare
- 33 Argentina 0.5% compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 35 Ukraine 0.4% 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 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
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.