emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Singapore

Singapore: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate was 1.39 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.39 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 361.1%
World rank
70th
of 219 countries
All-time high
260.34 % change on previous year
in 1967
All-time low
-70.29 % change on previous year
in 1966
Years of data
272
1751–2022

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Singapore, 1751–2022

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Singapore stood at 1.39 % change on previous year.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 361.1% on the previous year and up 171.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Singapore peaked at 260.34 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -70.29 % change on previous year, in 1966.

That places Singapore 70th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Singapore, 1751 to 2022.
Year % change on previous year Change
1751 2.94 % change on previous year —
1752 2.86 % change on previous year -2.8%
1753 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1754 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1755 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1756 2.56 % change on previous year -2.6%
1757 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1758 2.44 % change on previous year -2.5%
1759 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1760 2.33 % change on previous year -2.3%
1761 2.94 % change on previous year +26.5%
1762 2.86 % change on previous year -2.9%
1763 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1764 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1765 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1766 2.56 % change on previous year -2.6%
1767 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1768 2.44 % change on previous year -2.4%
1769 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1770 2.33 % change on previous year -2.3%
1771 2.94 % change on previous year +26.5%
1772 2.86 % change on previous year -2.9%
1773 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1774 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1775 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1776 2.56 % change on previous year -2.6%
1777 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1778 2.44 % change on previous year -2.4%
1779 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1780 2.33 % change on previous year -2.3%
1781 2.94 % change on previous year +26.5%
1782 2.86 % change on previous year -2.8%
1783 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1784 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1785 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1786 2.56 % change on previous year -2.6%
1787 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1788 2.44 % change on previous year -2.5%
1789 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1790 2.33 % change on previous year -2.3%
1791 2.94 % change on previous year +26.5%
1792 2.86 % change on previous year -2.8%
1793 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1794 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1795 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1796 2.56 % change on previous year -2.6%
1797 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1798 2.44 % change on previous year -2.4%
1799 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1800 2.33 % change on previous year -2.3%
1801 2.94 % change on previous year +26.5%
1802 2.86 % change on previous year -2.9%
1803 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1804 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1805 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1806 2.56 % change on previous year -2.6%
1807 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1808 2.44 % change on previous year -2.4%
1809 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1810 2.33 % change on previous year -2.3%
1811 2.94 % change on previous year +26.5%
1812 2.86 % change on previous year -2.9%
1813 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1814 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1815 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1816 2.56 % change on previous year -2.6%
1817 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1818 2.44 % change on previous year -2.4%
1819 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1820 2.33 % change on previous year -2.3%
1821 2.94 % change on previous year +26.5%
1822 2.86 % change on previous year -2.9%
1823 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1824 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1825 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1826 2.56 % change on previous year -2.6%
1827 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1828 2.44 % change on previous year -2.4%
1829 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1830 2.33 % change on previous year -2.3%
1831 2.94 % change on previous year +26.5%
1832 2.86 % change on previous year -2.9%
1833 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1834 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1835 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1836 2.56 % change on previous year -2.5%
1837 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1838 2.44 % change on previous year -2.4%
1839 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1840 2.33 % change on previous year -2.3%
1841 2.94 % change on previous year +26.5%
1842 2.86 % change on previous year -2.9%
1843 2.78 % change on previous year -2.8%
1844 2.7 % change on previous year -2.7%
1845 2.63 % change on previous year -2.6%
1846 2.56 % change on previous year -2.6%
1847 2.5 % change on previous year -2.5%
1848 2.44 % change on previous year -2.4%
1849 2.38 % change on previous year -2.4%
1850 2.33 % change on previous year -2.4%
1851 6.07 % change on previous year +161.2%
1852 5.99 % change on previous year -1.4%
1853 5.91 % change on previous year -1.3%
1854 5.83 % change on previous year -1.3%
1855 5.76 % change on previous year -1.2%
1856 5.69 % change on previous year -1.2%
1857 5.63 % change on previous year -1.1%
1858 5.57 % change on previous year -1.1%
1859 5.51 % change on previous year -1.0%
1860 5.45 % change on previous year -1.0%
1861 5.45 % change on previous year -0.0%
1862 5.38 % change on previous year -1.4%
1863 5.31 % change on previous year -1.3%
1864 5.24 % change on previous year -1.2%
1865 5.18 % change on previous year -1.2%
1866 5.12 % change on previous year -1.1%
1867 5.07 % change on previous year -1.1%
1868 5.02 % change on previous year -1.0%
1869 4.97 % change on previous year -1.0%
1870 4.92 % change on previous year -0.9%
1871 5.45 % change on previous year +10.8%
1872 5.34 % change on previous year -2.0%
1873 5.27 % change on previous year -1.3%
1874 5.21 % change on previous year -1.2%
1875 5.14 % change on previous year -1.2%
1876 5.09 % change on previous year -1.1%
1877 5.03 % change on previous year -1.1%
1878 4.98 % change on previous year -1.0%
1879 4.93 % change on previous year -1.0%
1880 4.89 % change on previous year -0.9%
1881 1.02 % change on previous year -79.1%
1882 6.6 % change on previous year +547.0%
1883 6.52 % change on previous year -1.1%
1884 6.46 % change on previous year -1.0%
1885 6.39 % change on previous year -1.0%
1886 6.33 % change on previous year -0.9%
1887 6.27 % change on previous year -0.9%
1888 6.22 % change on previous year -0.9%
1889 6.17 % change on previous year -0.8%
1890 6.12 % change on previous year -0.8%
1891 2.72 % change on previous year -55.6%
1892 2.66 % change on previous year -2.2%
1893 2.59 % change on previous year -2.6%
1894 2.53 % change on previous year -2.4%
1895 2.47 % change on previous year -2.3%
1896 2.8 % change on previous year +13.5%
1897 2.75 % change on previous year -1.9%
1898 2.7 % change on previous year -1.8%
1899 2.65 % change on previous year -1.8%
1900 2.61 % change on previous year -1.7%
1901 2.43 % change on previous year -6.7%
1902 4.46 % change on previous year +83.6%
1903 4.34 % change on previous year -2.7%
1904 4.23 % change on previous year -2.6%
1905 4.12 % change on previous year -2.6%
1906 4.02 % change on previous year -2.5%
1907 3.92 % change on previous year -2.4%
1908 3.83 % change on previous year -2.4%
1909 3.74 % change on previous year -2.3%
1910 3.65 % change on previous year -2.3%
1911 2.25 % change on previous year -38.3%
1912 2.19 % change on previous year -2.7%
1913 2.14 % change on previous year -2.4%
1914 2.09 % change on previous year -2.3%
1915 2.04 % change on previous year -2.3%
1916 2 % change on previous year -2.2%
1917 1.95 % change on previous year -2.1%
1918 1.91 % change on previous year -2.1%
1919 1.87 % change on previous year -2.1%
1920 1.84 % change on previous year -2.0%
1921 4.68 % change on previous year +154.6%
1922 3.21 % change on previous year -31.4%
1923 3.63 % change on previous year +13.2%
1924 3.46 % change on previous year -4.7%
1925 3.3 % change on previous year -4.5%
1926 1.72 % change on previous year -47.9%
1927 3.05 % change on previous year +77.1%
1928 2.93 % change on previous year -3.9%
1929 1.42 % change on previous year -51.6%
1930 2.73 % change on previous year +92.8%
1931 2.88 % change on previous year +5.6%
1932 0.662 % change on previous year -77.0%
1933 1.05 % change on previous year +59.2%
1934 1.04 % change on previous year -0.9%
1935 1.03 % change on previous year -1.0%
1936 1.02 % change on previous year -1.0%
1937 1.01 % change on previous year -1.0%
1938 1 % change on previous year -1.1%
1939 0.9909 % change on previous year -1.1%
1940 0.9795 % change on previous year -1.1%
1941 1.8 % change on previous year +83.9%
1942 1.57 % change on previous year -13.0%
1943 1.5 % change on previous year -4.4%
1944 1.43 % change on previous year -4.4%
1945 0.1932 % change on previous year -86.5%
1946 1.31 % change on previous year +579.6%
1947 -3.43 % change on previous year -361.4%
1948 -3.66 % change on previous year +6.5%
1949 -3.9 % change on previous year +6.6%
1950 39.82 % change on previous year -1121.5%
1951 16.71 % change on previous year -58.0%
1952 9.14 % change on previous year -45.3%
1953 -0.5975 % change on previous year -106.5%
1954 2.28 % change on previous year -480.9%
1955 0.5168 % change on previous year -77.3%
1956 -3.17 % change on previous year -714.1%
1957 -49.29 % change on previous year +1453.2%
1958 -1.37 % change on previous year -97.2%
1959 -13.58 % change on previous year +894.1%
1960 -15.38 % change on previous year +13.3%
1961 -5.8 % change on previous year -62.3%
1962 -11.65 % change on previous year +100.8%
1963 -8.84 % change on previous year -24.1%
1964 -18.85 % change on previous year +113.2%
1965 -50.34 % change on previous year +167.0%
1966 -70.29 % change on previous year +39.6%
1967 260.34 % change on previous year -470.4%
1968 65.17 % change on previous year -75.0%
1969 27.07 % change on previous year -58.5%
1970 139.1 % change on previous year +413.9%
1971 4.21 % change on previous year -97.0%
1972 18.39 % change on previous year +336.5%
1973 11.65 % change on previous year -36.6%
1974 -8.01 % change on previous year -168.8%
1975 5.45 % change on previous year -168.1%
1976 8.18 % change on previous year +50.0%
1977 3.41 % change on previous year -58.3%
1978 7.58 % change on previous year +122.3%
1979 7 % change on previous year -7.6%
1980 4.4 % change on previous year -37.1%
1981 0.1959 % change on previous year -95.5%
1982 5.24 % change on previous year +2576.6%
1983 3.18 % change on previous year -39.3%
1984 4.86 % change on previous year +52.7%
1985 -6.19 % change on previous year -227.4%
1986 19.09 % change on previous year -408.2%
1987 3.97 % change on previous year -79.2%
1988 8.74 % change on previous year +120.1%
1989 4 % change on previous year -54.2%
1990 0.9059 % change on previous year -77.4%
1991 -3.1 % change on previous year -442.0%
1992 5.02 % change on previous year -262.0%
1993 0.2884 % change on previous year -94.3%
1994 4.97 % change on previous year +1623.3%
1995 11.6 % change on previous year +133.4%
1996 4.79 % change on previous year -58.7%
1997 1.79 % change on previous year -62.7%
1998 2.58 % change on previous year +44.7%
1999 5.6 % change on previous year +116.8%
2000 0.1488 % change on previous year -97.3%
2001 4.43 % change on previous year +2878.2%
2002 4.07 % change on previous year -8.2%
2003 0.6506 % change on previous year -84.0%
2004 7.11 % change on previous year +993.6%
2005 4.86 % change on previous year -31.7%
2006 7.74 % change on previous year +59.3%
2007 8.19 % change on previous year +5.9%
2008 7.16 % change on previous year -12.6%
2009 -0.2811 % change on previous year -103.9%
2010 1.57 % change on previous year -658.5%
2011 1.52 % change on previous year -3.3%
2012 -1.93 % change on previous year -227.0%
2013 -2.37 % change on previous year +22.9%
2014 -1.55 % change on previous year -34.5%
2015 4.17 % change on previous year -369.1%
2016 3.76 % change on previous year -10.0%
2017 0.1308 % change on previous year -96.5%
2018 -3.82 % change on previous year -3021.3%
2019 -4.44 % change on previous year +16.2%
2020 -3.64 % change on previous year -18.0%
2021 -0.5308 % change on previous year -85.4%
2022 1.39 % change on previous year -361.1%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 1.39 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.2183 % change on previous year. (78 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 1.39 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.94 % change on previous year. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate 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.

YearChange FromTo
2018 -3021.3% 0.1308 % change on previous year -3.82 % change on previous year
2001 +2878.2% 0.1488 % change on previous year 4.43 % change on previous year
1982 +2576.6% 0.1959 % change on previous year 5.24 % change on previous year
1994 +1623.3% 0.2884 % change on previous year 4.97 % change on previous year
1957 -1453.2% -3.17 % change on previous year -49.29 % change on previous year
1950 +1121.5% -3.9 % change on previous year 39.82 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 2.64 % change on previous year 2.38 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 9
1760s 2.61 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 10
1770s 2.61 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 10
1780s 2.61 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 10
1790s 2.61 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 10
1800s 2.61 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 10
1810s 2.61 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 10
1820s 2.61 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 10
1830s 2.61 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 10
1840s 2.61 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 2.94 % change on previous year 10
1850s 5.43 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year 6.07 % change on previous year 10
1860s 5.22 % change on previous year 4.97 % change on previous year 5.45 % change on previous year 10
1870s 5.14 % change on previous year 4.92 % change on previous year 5.45 % change on previous year 10
1880s 5.69 % change on previous year 1.02 % change on previous year 6.6 % change on previous year 10
1890s 3 % change on previous year 2.47 % change on previous year 6.12 % change on previous year 10
1900s 3.77 % change on previous year 2.43 % change on previous year 4.46 % change on previous year 10
1910s 2.21 % change on previous year 1.87 % change on previous year 3.65 % change on previous year 10
1920s 2.92 % change on previous year 1.42 % change on previous year 4.68 % change on previous year 10
1930s 1.34 % change on previous year 0.662 % change on previous year 2.88 % change on previous year 10
1940s -0.2203 % change on previous year -3.9 % change on previous year 1.8 % change on previous year 10
1950s 0.0456 % change on previous year -49.29 % change on previous year 39.82 % change on previous year 10
1960s 17.14 % change on previous year -70.29 % change on previous year 260.34 % change on previous year 10
1970s 19.7 % change on previous year -8.01 % change on previous year 139.1 % change on previous year 10
1980s 4.75 % change on previous year -6.19 % change on previous year 19.09 % change on previous year 10
1990s 3.44 % change on previous year -3.1 % change on previous year 11.6 % change on previous year 10
2000s 4.41 % change on previous year -0.2811 % change on previous year 8.19 % change on previous year 10
2010s -0.296 % change on previous year -4.44 % change on previous year 4.17 % change on previous year 10
2020s -0.9292 % change on previous year -3.64 % change on previous year 1.39 % change on previous year 3

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 67 Sao Tome and Principe 1.43 % change on previous year compare
  2. 68 Gambia 1.4 % change on previous year compare
  3. 69 Zambia 1.4 % change on previous year compare
  4. 71 Namibia 1.38 % change on previous year compare
  5. 72 Kenya 1.34 % change on previous year compare
  6. 73 Moldova 1.3 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Singapore?
Emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate in Singapore was 1.39 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 260.34 % change on previous year in 1967.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was -70.29 % change on previous year in 1966.
How does Singapore rank for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Singapore ranks 70th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 171.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.