How have things changed? in Singapore
Singapore: How have things changed? was 4,116 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4,116 metric tons
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
169th
of 215 countries
All-time high
26,290 metric tons
in 1984
All-time low
4,116 metric tons
in 2024
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Singapore, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed? in Singapore stood at 4,116 metric tons. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Singapore peaked at 26,290 metric tons in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4,116 metric tons, in 2024.
That places Singapore 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Singapore, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 11,000 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 18,500 metric tons | +68.2% |
| 1967 | 18,200 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 17,300 metric tons | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 17,000 metric tons | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 18,310 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 15,230 metric tons | -16.8% |
| 1972 | 15,735 metric tons | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 18,640 metric tons | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 19,276 metric tons | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 17,598 metric tons | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 16,504 metric tons | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 15,157 metric tons | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 16,206 metric tons | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 16,971 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 16,082 metric tons | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 16,301 metric tons | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 20,202 metric tons | +23.9% |
| 1983 | 20,765 metric tons | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 26,290 metric tons | +26.6% |
| 1985 | 23,918 metric tons | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 21,487 metric tons | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 16,908 metric tons | -21.3% |
| 1988 | 15,250 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 15,497 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 14,848 metric tons | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 13,734 metric tons | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 12,513 metric tons | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 11,940 metric tons | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 13,962 metric tons | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 14,731 metric tons | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 13,921 metric tons | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 13,634 metric tons | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 11,855 metric tons | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 10,868 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 10,964 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8,826 metric tons | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 8,854 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8,183 metric tons | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 8,715 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 9,167 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 13,388 metric tons | +46.0% |
| 2007 | 9,678 metric tons | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 7,018 metric tons | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 6,774 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 6,448 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 7,613 metric tons | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 9,994 metric tons | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 10,070 metric tons | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 9,674 metric tons | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 10,132 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 8,917 metric tons | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 8,402 metric tons | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 9,007 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 9,474 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 7,284 metric tons | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 7,386 metric tons | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6,751 metric tons | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 4,381 metric tons | -35.1% |
| 2024 | 4,116 metric tons | -6.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 4,116 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 21% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 4,116 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,821 metric tons, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +68.2% | 11,000 metric tons | 18,500 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,400 metric tons | 11,000 metric tons | 18,500 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 16,963 metric tons | 15,157 metric tons | 19,276 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,270 metric tons | 15,250 metric tons | 26,290 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,201 metric tons | 10,868 metric tons | 14,848 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,157 metric tons | 6,774 metric tons | 13,388 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,973 metric tons | 6,448 metric tons | 10,132 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,984 metric tons | 4,116 metric tons | 7,386 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 166 Austria 5,358 metric tons compare
- 167 New Caledonia 5,323 metric tons compare
- 168 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,237 metric tons compare
- 170 Switzerland 4,090 metric tons compare
- 171 Slovakia 3,961 metric tons compare
- 172 Lebanon 3,693 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Singapore?
- How have things changed? in Singapore was 4,116 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 26,290 metric tons in 1984.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,116 metric tons in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for how have things changed??
- Singapore ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.