Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Singapore
Singapore: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Singapore, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Singapore peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Singapore 141st out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 43% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Singapore?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Singapore was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Singapore ranks 141st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.