Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore
Singapore: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
133rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 1897
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore is 0.0%, 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 of global nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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 of global nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +24.3% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +29.4% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +28.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +25.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +21.5% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +17.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +14.6% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +9.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +9.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +9.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -31.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +27.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -31.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +42.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +37.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +35.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -86.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +50.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +126.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +47.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +107.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -88.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +74.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 52% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 85% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global 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% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1998 | +107.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2002 | -88.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 1993 | -86.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +74.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1994 | +50.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 132 Oman 0.0% compare
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 135 Panama 0.0% compare
- 136 Kuwait 0.0% 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 of global nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Singapore was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1897.
- How does Singapore rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Singapore ranks 133rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.