Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Singapore
Singapore: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Singapore is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Singapore peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Singapore ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 including land-use change in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +142.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +69.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +39.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +29.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +23.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +27.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 68% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +142.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +69.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +39.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 including land-use change in Singapore?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Singapore rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Singapore ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).