Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Singapore
Singapore: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Singapore, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Singapore stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Singapore peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Singapore 54th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +280.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +81.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +42.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +280.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | +81.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Singapore?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Singapore rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Singapore ranks 54th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.