Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Singapore
Singapore: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 32.29 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 32.29 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Singapore peaked at 44.9 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.5 tonnes per person, in 1998.
That places Singapore 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3 tonnes per person | 16.5 tonnes per person | 23.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.82 tonnes per person | 20.42 tonnes per person | 39.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.87 tonnes per person | 20.77 tonnes per person | 44.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.63 tonnes per person | 27.69 tonnes per person | 34.62 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Singapore?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Singapore was 32.29 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does Singapore rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.