Share nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore
Singapore: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0456 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore is 0.0456, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore peaked at 0.4446 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0129, in 1897.
Singapore ranks 133rd of 201 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0159 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0158 | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.0157 | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0156 | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0156 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0155 | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0155 | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0155 | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0155 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0155 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0156 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0156 | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0157 | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.0157 | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0158 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0159 | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0159 | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.016 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.016 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0161 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0161 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0161 | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.0158 | -1.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0155 | -2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.015 | -2.8% |
| 1875 | 0.0146 | -2.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0142 | -2.7% |
| 1877 | 0.0139 | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0136 | -1.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0134 | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 0.0133 | -0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0133 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0133 | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0133 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0133 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0133 | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0133 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0133 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0133 | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0133 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0131 | -1.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0131 | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.013 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.013 | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.013 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.013 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0129 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0129 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0129 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.013 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.013 | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.013 | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0131 | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0131 | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0131 | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0132 | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0132 | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0132 | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0133 | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.0133 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0134 | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0135 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0135 | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0136 | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0136 | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0136 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0137 | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0137 | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0137 | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.0137 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0138 | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0139 | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0139 | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.014 | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.014 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.014 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0141 | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0141 | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0142 | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0143 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0143 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0158 | +10.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0196 | +24.3% |
| 1933 | 0.0254 | +29.4% |
| 1934 | 0.0326 | +28.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0408 | +25.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0496 | +21.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0585 | +17.9% |
| 1938 | 0.067 | +14.6% |
| 1939 | 0.0748 | +11.6% |
| 1940 | 0.0813 | +8.7% |
| 1941 | 0.0849 | +4.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0848 | -0.1% |
| 1943 | 0.0824 | -2.7% |
| 1944 | 0.0793 | -3.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0762 | -3.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0739 | -3.1% |
| 1947 | 0.0725 | -1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0724 | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0736 | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0767 | +4.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0817 | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0887 | +8.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0971 | +9.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1066 | +9.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1168 | +9.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1273 | +9.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1378 | +8.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1479 | +7.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1574 | +6.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1661 | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1692 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1762 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.183 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1887 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.195 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1996 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2047 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.21 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2166 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2253 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2382 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2181 | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2114 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1458 | -31.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1861 | +27.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1671 | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1141 | -31.7% |
| 1978 | 0.113 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1403 | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1429 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2029 | +42.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1779 | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1757 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.147 | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1327 | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1822 | +37.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1923 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1833 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1751 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1621 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2198 | +35.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2732 | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0359 | -86.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0542 | +50.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1228 | +126.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1455 | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2144 | +47.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4446 | +107.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3288 | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3304 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3597 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0425 | -88.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0525 | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0505 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0449 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0456 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0444 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0347 | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 0.029 | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0507 | +74.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0445 | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0395 | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0424 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0439 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0437 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0433 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.047 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0472 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.048 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0469 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0469 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0461 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0456 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0456 | -0.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0456 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 52% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0456 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0536, 85% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +126.5% | 0.0542 | 0.1228 |
| 1998 | +107.4% | 0.2144 | 0.4446 |
| 2002 | -88.2% | 0.3597 | 0.0425 |
| 1993 | -86.8% | 0.2732 | 0.0359 |
| 2010 | +74.7% | 0.029 | 0.0507 |
| 1994 | +50.8% | 0.0359 | 0.0542 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0156 | 0.0155 | 0.0159 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0158 | 0.0156 | 0.0161 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0148 | 0.0134 | 0.0161 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0133 | 0.0133 | 0.0133 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.013 | 0.0129 | 0.0131 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0132 | 0.013 | 0.0133 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0136 | 0.0134 | 0.0137 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.014 | 0.0138 | 0.0143 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0398 | 0.0143 | 0.0748 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0781 | 0.0724 | 0.0849 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1138 | 0.0767 | 0.1574 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1909 | 0.1661 | 0.2166 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1759 | 0.113 | 0.2382 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1712 | 0.1327 | 0.2029 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2001 | 0.0359 | 0.4446 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1034 | 0.029 | 0.3597 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.045 | 0.0395 | 0.0507 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0462 | 0.0456 | 0.0469 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0499 compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 0.0497 compare
- 132 Oman 0.0483 compare
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0453 compare
- 135 Panama 0.044 compare
- 136 Kuwait 0.0417 compare
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 nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore was 0.0456 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4446 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 in 1897.
- How does Singapore rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Singapore ranks 133rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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