Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Singapore
Singapore: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre was 29,345 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29,345 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
21st
of 194 countries
All-time high
29,345 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
19,131 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Singapore, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Singapore is 29,345 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Singapore peaked at 29,345 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,131 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1975.
Singapore ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Singapore, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,345 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 21,043 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 20,773 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 20,608 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 20,387 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 20,224 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 20,035 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 19,840 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 19,670 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 19,546 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 19,592 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 19,604 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 19,413 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 19,247 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 19,131 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 19,146 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 19,264 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 19,322 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 19,377 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 19,416 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 19,415 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 19,484 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 19,554 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 19,773 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 20,087 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 20,488 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 20,954 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 21,380 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 21,746 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 22,010 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 22,256 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 22,600 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 22,941 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 23,666 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 24,178 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 24,602 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 25,046 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 25,470 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 25,790 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 26,092 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 26,444 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 26,591 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 26,316 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 26,452 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 26,686 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 26,587 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 26,740 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 26,747 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26,999 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 27,202 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 27,510 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 27,772 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 28,111 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 28,468 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 28,644 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28,794 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28,817 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 28,839 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 28,861 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 28,926 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 29,073 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29,209 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 29,345 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 29,345 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,090 tonnes per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 29,345 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,271 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,436 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,670 tonnes per square kilometre | 21,345 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,364 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,131 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,604 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,230 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,415 tonnes per square kilometre | 21,746 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,856 tonnes per square kilometre | 22,010 tonnes per square kilometre | 25,790 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,565 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,092 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,999 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,302 tonnes per square kilometre | 27,202 tonnes per square kilometre | 28,861 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,138 tonnes per square kilometre | 28,926 tonnes per square kilometre | 29,345 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 18 Panama 31,388 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 19 Honduras 30,220 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 20 Bhutan 29,486 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 22 Cambodia 28,717 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 23 Togo 28,074 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 24 Bangladesh 28,070 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Singapore?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Singapore was 29,345 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 29,345 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,131 tonnes per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Singapore rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.