Energy — Emissions per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Energy — Emissions per capita was 10.5 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 10.5 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Singapore peaked at 17.8 t CO2eq/cap in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.11 t CO2eq/cap, in 2019.
Singapore ranks 26th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.5 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 14.3 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 14.93 t CO2eq/cap | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 15.19 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 17.8 t CO2eq/cap | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 11.69 t CO2eq/cap | -34.3% |
| 1996 | 13.3 t CO2eq/cap | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 15.15 t CO2eq/cap | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 12.33 t CO2eq/cap | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 12.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 12.18 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 12.13 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.51 t CO2eq/cap | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 12.13 t CO2eq/cap | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 11.42 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 9.93 t CO2eq/cap | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.85 t CO2eq/cap | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 9.86 t CO2eq/cap | +43.9% |
| 2009 | 9.24 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 8.62 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 6.7 t CO2eq/cap | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 9.71 t CO2eq/cap | +44.9% |
| 2013 | 10.34 t CO2eq/cap | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 9.69 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 11.37 t CO2eq/cap | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 7.38 t CO2eq/cap | -35.1% |
| 2017 | 7.3 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.05 t CO2eq/cap | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 6.11 t CO2eq/cap | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 9.9 t CO2eq/cap | +62.0% |
| 2021 | 10.15 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.93 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 10.5 t CO2eq/cap | +5.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 10.5 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.98 t CO2eq/cap, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 10.5 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.52 t CO2eq/cap, 3.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +62.0% | 6.11 t CO2eq/cap | 9.9 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.18 t CO2eq/cap | 11.69 t CO2eq/cap | 17.8 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5 t CO2eq/cap | 6.85 t CO2eq/cap | 12.18 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 t CO2eq/cap | 6.11 t CO2eq/cap | 11.37 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.12 t CO2eq/cap | 9.9 t CO2eq/cap | 10.5 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 23 Turkmenistan 10.7 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 10.6 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 25 Estonia 10.51 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 27 Luxembourg 10.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 28 Anguilla 10.29 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.44 t CO2eq/cap 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 energy — emissions per capita in Singapore?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Singapore was 10.5 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8 t CO2eq/cap in 1994.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Singapore ranks 26th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.