IPPU — Emissions per capita in Singapore
Singapore: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 3.95 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 3.95 t CO2eq/cap for ippu — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Singapore peaked at 3.95 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.85 t CO2eq/cap, in 1993.
Singapore ranks 6th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.78 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 2.21 t CO2eq/cap | +24.2% |
| 1992 | 2.51 t CO2eq/cap | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | -66.1% |
| 1994 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | +22.4% |
| 1995 | 1.48 t CO2eq/cap | +42.3% |
| 1996 | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 2.04 t CO2eq/cap | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 3.51 t CO2eq/cap | +72.1% |
| 1999 | 2.82 t CO2eq/cap | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 2.88 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.21 t CO2eq/cap | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6 t CO2eq/cap | -50.2% |
| 2003 | 1.93 t CO2eq/cap | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 2.15 t CO2eq/cap | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 2.21 t CO2eq/cap | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.02 t CO2eq/cap | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 1.79 t CO2eq/cap | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.86 t CO2eq/cap | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.32 t CO2eq/cap | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 2.27 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.19 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.63 t CO2eq/cap | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 2.81 t CO2eq/cap | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.88 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.63 t CO2eq/cap | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 3.06 t CO2eq/cap | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.51 t CO2eq/cap | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 3.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.73 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 3.72 t CO2eq/cap | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.95 t CO2eq/cap | +6.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 3.95 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 t CO2eq/cap, 6.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 3.95 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.24 t CO2eq/cap, 16.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | 3.51 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 t CO2eq/cap | 1.6 t CO2eq/cap | 3.21 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 t CO2eq/cap | 2.19 t CO2eq/cap | 3.51 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 t CO2eq/cap | 3.57 t CO2eq/cap | 3.95 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 ippu — emissions per capita in Singapore?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Singapore was 3.95 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 t CO2eq/cap in 1993.
- How does Singapore rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Singapore ranks 6th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — 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.