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Per capita methane emissions in Singapore

Singapore: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
93rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Singapore, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Singapore stood at 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Singapore peaked at 0.9989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1910.

Singapore ranks 93rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 0.3101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 0.2563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 0.2759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 0.3183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 0.3849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 0.4118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 0.4671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 0.6466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 0.8092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 0.9444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 90 Vanuatu 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 91 Tonga 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 92 Guatemala 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 94 Zambia 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 95 Greece 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 96 Hungary 0.9812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Singapore?
Per capita methane emissions in Singapore was 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 0.9989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1910.
How does Singapore rank for per capita methane emissions?
Singapore ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.