emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0426 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Singapore, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Singapore stood at 0.0426 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.0529 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 tonnes per person, in 1966.
That places Singapore 101st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -51.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -71.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +252.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +62.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +135.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.028 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0321 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0333 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0404 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0408 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.038 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0409 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0412 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0414 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0444 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0469 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0481 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0521 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0529 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0511 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0467 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0467 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0458 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0426 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0426 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +252.5% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +135.4% | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person |
| 1966 | -71.0% | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | +62.3% | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person |
| 1965 | -51.5% | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0267 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.0321 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.035 tonnes per person | 0.0312 tonnes per person | 0.0408 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0395 tonnes per person | 0.0372 tonnes per person | 0.0421 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0473 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 0.0529 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0474 tonnes per person | 0.0433 tonnes per person | 0.0511 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0426 tonnes per person | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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- 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Singapore?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Singapore was 0.0426 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0529 tonnes per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 tonnes per person in 1966.
- How does Singapore rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 101st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.