What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Singapore?

The highest recorded value was 21.17 million tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Singapore?

The lowest recorded value was 486,213 tonnes in 1850.

How does Singapore rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?

Singapore ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Singapore?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Singapore: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 21.17 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

21.17 million tonnes

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

152nd

of 197 countries

All-time high

21.17 million tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

486,213 tonnes

in 1850

Years of data

175

1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore, 1850–2024

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

Analysis

Singapore recorded 21.17 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore peaked at 21.17 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 486,213 tonnes, in 1850.

Singapore ranks 152nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	3.46 million tonnes	486,213 tonnes	6.34 million tonnes	10
1860s	8.27 million tonnes	6.73 million tonnes	9.79 million tonnes	10
1870s	10.73 million tonnes	10.06 million tonnes	11.27 million tonnes	10
1880s	11.77 million tonnes	11.36 million tonnes	12.28 million tonnes	10
1890s	12.51 million tonnes	12.31 million tonnes	12.62 million tonnes	10
1900s	12.80 million tonnes	12.66 million tonnes	12.90 million tonnes	10
1910s	13.40 million tonnes	12.91 million tonnes	13.99 million tonnes	10
1920s	14.16 million tonnes	14.03 million tonnes	14.31 million tonnes	10
1930s	14.62 million tonnes	14.31 million tonnes	14.82 million tonnes	10
1940s	15.10 million tonnes	14.86 million tonnes	15.33 million tonnes	10
1950s	15.20 million tonnes	14.80 million tonnes	15.33 million tonnes	10
1960s	13.78 million tonnes	13.18 million tonnes	14.53 million tonnes	10
1970s	12.97 million tonnes	12.82 million tonnes	13.13 million tonnes	10
1980s	13.55 million tonnes	13.01 million tonnes	14.57 million tonnes	10
1990s	15.98 million tonnes	14.75 million tonnes	17.28 million tonnes	10
2000s	18.25 million tonnes	17.48 million tonnes	18.90 million tonnes	10
2010s	20.06 million tonnes	19.10 million tonnes	20.66 million tonnes	10
2020s	20.97 million tonnes	20.77 million tonnes	21.17 million tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Singapore

149 Cyprus 61.16 million tonnes compare
150 Mauritania 57.75 million tonnes compare
151 Israel 41.25 million tonnes compare
153 Lebanon 18.59 million tonnes compare
154 Samoa 14.28 million tonnes compare
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See the full ranking of 197 places →

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)

All data for Singapore →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Singapore was 21.17 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Singapore?: The highest recorded value was 21.17 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Singapore?: The lowest recorded value was 486,213 tonnes in 1850.
How does Singapore rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?: Singapore ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Singapore?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.