Waste — Emissions Share in Singapore

Singapore: Waste — Emissions Share was 89.23 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
89.23 %
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
8th
of 208 countries
All-time high
89.23 %
in 2023
All-time low
61.92 %
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Singapore, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 62.2 %1991: 63.7 %1992: 63.2 %1993: 61.9 %1994: 65.8 %1995: 67.3 %1996: 66.7 %1997: 71 %1998: 73.1 %1999: 75.5 %2000: 75.6 %2001: 78.6 %2002: 80.4 %2003: 80.4 %2004: 79.8 %2005: 79.5 %2006: 80.2 %2007: 80.7 %2008: 80 %2009: 82.6 %2010: 82.8 %2011: 82.3 %2012: 82.4 %2013: 85.1 %2014: 86.4 %2015: 86.6 %2016: 86 %2017: 86.2 %2018: 86.5 %2019: 87 %2020: 88 %2021: 88.5 %2022: 88.3 %2023: 89.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Singapore stood at 89.23 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Singapore peaked at 89.23 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.92 %, in 1993.

That places Singapore 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67.04 % 61.92 % 75.51 % 10
2000s 79.79 % 75.62 % 82.63 % 10
2010s 85.14 % 82.33 % 87.03 % 10
2020s 88.5 % 87.95 % 89.23 % 4

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  1. 5 Maldives 90.33 % compare
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  3. 7 Lebanon 89.75 % compare
  4. 9 Seychelles 89.2 % compare
  5. 10 Jordan 83.99 % compare
  6. 11 Israel 83.24 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Singapore?
Waste — emissions share in Singapore was 89.23 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 89.23 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 61.92 % in 1993.
How does Singapore rank for waste — emissions share?
Singapore ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.