Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Singapore
Singapore: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 1.81 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Singapore, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Singapore is 1.81 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Singapore peaked at 1.81 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million tonnes, in 1950.
Singapore ranks 46th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.27 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 24.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.22 million tonnes | 25.96 million tonnes | 55.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 174.19 million tonnes | 72.90 million tonnes | 301.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 470.86 million tonnes | 332.02 million tonnes | 625.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 879.24 million tonnes | 669.27 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 billion tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Singapore?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Singapore was 1.81 billion 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 oil recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Singapore rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Singapore ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.