Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Singapore

Singapore: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 10.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
10.0%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
207th
of 217 regions
All-time high
10.7%
in 2008
All-time low
7.8%
in 1993
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Singapore, 1990–2015

02.557.5101990200220151990: 8.4 %1991: 8.5 %1992: 8.2 %1993: 7.8 %1994: 7.9 %1995: 8.1 %1996: 8.1 %1997: 8.4 %1998: 8.5 %1999: 8.9 %2000: 8 %2001: 8.1 %2002: 9.4 %2003: 9.6 %2004: 9.9 %2005: 10.3 %2006: 10.4 %2007: 10.7 %2008: 10.7 %2009: 10.1 %2010: 9.7 %2011: 9.6 %2012: 9.8 %2013: 9.7 %2014: 9.9 %2015: 10 %

Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 10.0% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Singapore peaked at 10.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1993.

Singapore ranks 207th of 217 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.3% 7.8% 8.9% 10
2000s 9.7% 8.0% 10.7% 10
2010s 9.8% 9.6% 10.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Singapore?
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Singapore was 10.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1993.
How does Singapore rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
Singapore ranks 207th out of 217 regions with data for 2015.
Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Unit
%
Source
Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 5,642 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.