Singapore

Country profile

CO2 emissions per person
9.24
t CO2/person/year · 2024
28th of 213 countries
Renewable energy share
0.55
% of primary energy · 2024
75th of 79 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
12.2
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
145th of 241 countries

Climate

CO2 emissions

53.9 Mt CO2/year · 2024
-10% since 199455th highest of 215 · 2024
02040601960198020002020high 1994low 1966

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

9.24 t CO2/person/year · 2024
-47% since 199428th highest of 213 · 2024
0510151960198020002020high 1994low 1966

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

5.80 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+244% since 1994124th highest of 199 · 2024
02461850190019502000

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

61.2 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
-3.4% since 199482nd highest of 199 · 2024
02040601850190019502000high 1997low 1896

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

1.34 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+7.9% since 1994133rd highest of 201 · 2024
05101850190019502000high 1998

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

186.9 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+154% since 199332nd highest of 120 · 2023
01002001990200020102020high 2013

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

2,030 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
-9.8% since 20195th highest of 119 · 2024
01k2k201920202021202220232024World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Renewable energy share

0.55 % of primary energy · 2024
+0.3 pp since 199475th highest of 79 · 2024
00.20.4197019801990200020102020

The slice of a country's energy that comes from renewables such as wind, solar and hydro. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Fossil fuel share

99.5 % of primary energy · 2024
-0.3 pp since 19945th highest of 79 · 2024
050100197019801990200020102020

The slice of a country's energy still coming from coal, oil and gas. The number the world is trying to shrink. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Energy use per person

180,701 kWh/person/year · 2024
+66% since 19942nd highest of 79 · 2024
050k100k150k197019801990200020102020

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

2.73 % of electricity · 2025
+2.7 pp since 199563rd highest of 90 · 2025
0121990200020102020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 1999
+0.0 pp since 198534th highest of 81 · 1999
-101198519901995

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

0.95 % of electricity · 2025
+0.9 pp since 200052nd highest of 89 · 2025
00.51200020052010201520202025high 2018

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Electric car sales

37.0 % of new cars · 2025
+37 pp since 201612th highest of 59 · 2025
010203020162018202020222024World

The share of newly sold cars that are electric. Norway crossed 90% in the early 2020s; most of the world is following. International Energy Agency via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

2.44 % of electricity · 2025
-78 pp since 200040th highest of 90 · 2025
050200020052010201520202025low 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

91.1 % of electricity · 2025
+73 pp since 20004th highest of 87 · 2025
050100200020052010201520202025high 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

64.1 ha/year · 2024
+48% since 2001145th highest of 197 · 2024
01002003002005201020152020high 2018low 2003

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

22.0 % of land · 2025
-0.2 pp since 1995128th highest of 212 · 2025
01020301990200020102020Worldhigh 2010

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

0.00 deaths/year · 2021
89th highest of 194 · 2021
-10120002005201020152020

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.84 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-11% since 1994134th highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020low 2023

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

4.60 % of land area · 2024
-0.8 pp since 2013181st highest of 213 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

61.6 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
-76% since 199366th highest of 198 · 2023
0200400198020002020high 1985low 2002

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

0.00 % of territorial waters · 2024
-1.2 pp since 2013149th highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

100.0 % living in cities · 2025
+0.0 pp since 19951st highest of 236 · 2025
0501001960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

33.3 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
-281 pp since 200050th highest of 179 · 2022
020040020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2005

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

106.4 m³/person/year · 2022
-43% since 1992168th highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k198020002020Worldlow 2019

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

100.0 % of population · 2024
+0.0 pp since 20001st highest of 159 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020World

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

100.0 % of population · 2024
+0.0 pp since 20001st highest of 145 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020World

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

12.2 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+44% since 1998145th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2015

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

53.3 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
-97% since 199127th highest of 168 · 2021
02k4k6k1990200020102020low 1997

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

Fossil fuels still supply 99% of the energy used here, so switching your home to a genuinely renewable tariff matters.

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.