Greenhouse gas emissions in Singapore
Singapore: Greenhouse gas emissions was 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
82nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
63.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1997
All-time low
63,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1896
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in Singapore, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions in Singapore peaked at 63.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1997 and was at its lowest, 63,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1896.
That places Singapore 82nd out of 199 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.
Greenhouse gas emissions in Singapore, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 349,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 284,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -18.4% |
| 1852 | 742,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +160.8% |
| 1853 | 381,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -48.6% |
| 1854 | 299,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.5% |
| 1855 | 769,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +156.9% |
| 1856 | 398,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -48.3% |
| 1857 | 327,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.9% |
| 1858 | 278,309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.9% |
| 1859 | 559,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +100.9% |
| 1860 | 268,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -52.0% |
| 1861 | 313,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.7% |
| 1862 | 253,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -19.2% |
| 1863 | 323,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +27.6% |
| 1864 | 214,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -33.7% |
| 1865 | 287,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +34.1% |
| 1866 | 296,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1867 | 279,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.6% |
| 1868 | 185,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -33.8% |
| 1869 | 315,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +70.4% |
| 1870 | 258,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -18.1% |
| 1871 | 174,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -32.5% |
| 1872 | 158,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.0% |
| 1873 | 197,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +24.5% |
| 1874 | 182,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.6% |
| 1875 | 120,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -33.9% |
| 1876 | 211,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +75.0% |
| 1877 | 163,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -22.4% |
| 1878 | 204,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +24.8% |
| 1879 | 91,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -55.4% |
| 1880 | 148,373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +62.7% |
| 1881 | 127,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.0% |
| 1882 | 143,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.5% |
| 1883 | 159,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.0% |
| 1884 | 156,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 1885 | 154,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1886 | 160,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1887 | 159,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 220,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +38.0% |
| 1889 | 223,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 113,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -48.9% |
| 1891 | 140,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.7% |
| 1892 | 188,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +33.8% |
| 1893 | 156,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.2% |
| 1894 | 171,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.7% |
| 1895 | 102,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -40.3% |
| 1896 | 63,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -38.2% |
| 1897 | 179,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +184.9% |
| 1898 | 133,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -25.9% |
| 1899 | 139,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 1900 | 152,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.4% |
| 1901 | 183,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +19.7% |
| 1902 | 137,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -24.7% |
| 1903 | 131,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.7% |
| 1904 | 196,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +49.7% |
| 1905 | 152,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -22.4% |
| 1906 | 146,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.1% |
| 1907 | 167,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.6% |
| 1908 | 127,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -23.9% |
| 1909 | 64,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -49.4% |
| 1910 | 211,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +227.0% |
| 1911 | 256,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.2% |
| 1912 | 240,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.2% |
| 1913 | 243,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 256,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.2% |
| 1915 | 136,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -46.8% |
| 1916 | 189,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +39.0% |
| 1917 | 217,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.8% |
| 1918 | 324,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +48.8% |
| 1919 | 233,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -27.8% |
| 1920 | 198,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.0% |
| 1921 | 250,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +26.1% |
| 1922 | 213,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.0% |
| 1923 | 179,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.8% |
| 1924 | 224,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.3% |
| 1925 | 282,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.7% |
| 1926 | 234,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.0% |
| 1927 | 313,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +33.5% |
| 1928 | 319,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 244,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -23.6% |
| 1930 | 260,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.6% |
| 1931 | 326,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.4% |
| 1932 | 416,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +27.6% |
| 1933 | 383,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.9% |
| 1934 | 503,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +31.2% |
| 1935 | 344,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -31.5% |
| 1936 | 440,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +27.7% |
| 1937 | 563,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +27.9% |
| 1938 | 582,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 592,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 662,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.9% |
| 1941 | 704,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.3% |
| 1942 | 747,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.1% |
| 1943 | 803,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.6% |
| 1944 | 820,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 861,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1946 | 904,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.1% |
| 1947 | 950,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1948 | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.3% |
| 1949 | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.3% |
| 1950 | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +191.9% |
| 1951 | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +33.8% |
| 1952 | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.4% |
| 1953 | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 5.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.0% |
| 1955 | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.6% |
| 1956 | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -38.6% |
| 1958 | 4.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +19.7% |
| 1959 | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.5% |
| 1960 | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.4% |
| 1962 | 5.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 6.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -29.8% |
| 1967 | 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +62.9% |
| 1968 | 9.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +37.7% |
| 1969 | 11.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.6% |
| 1970 | 22.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 21.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 26.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +24.9% |
| 1973 | 25.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 24.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 28.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 33.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 30.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 35.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 39.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 34.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 30.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 33.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 38.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 36.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 36.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 39.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 40.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 46.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 48.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 50.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 55.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 52.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 63.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 45.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -28.4% |
| 1996 | 53.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 63.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 60.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 59.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 47.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 49.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 43.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 43.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 45.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 44.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 45.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 45.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 44.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 44.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 52.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 51.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 52.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 53.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 54.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 56.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 56.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 53.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 56.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 55.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 58.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 1.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | +227.0% | 64,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1950 | +191.9% | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1897 | +184.9% | 63,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1852 | +160.8% | 284,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 742,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1855 | +156.9% | 299,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 439,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 273,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 176,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 165,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 138,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 146,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 231,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 246,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 441,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 592,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 851,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 662,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 79 Bahrain 62.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 80 Madagascar 61.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 81 Laos 61.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 83 Mozambique 60.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 84 Ireland 60.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Singapore?
- Greenhouse gas emissions in Singapore was 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 63.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1997.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1896.
- How does Singapore rank for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Singapore ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.