Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore
Singapore: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore peaked at 0.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1966.
That places Singapore 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +37.2% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +20.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -59.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +29.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -25.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -27.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +49.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +24.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -35.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -81.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +471.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +72.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +25.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +139.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +27.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -34.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 | +471.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1970 | +139.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1966 | -81.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Singapore was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1966.
- How does Singapore rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Singapore ranks 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.