How have things changed?, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Singapore, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Singapore is 0.0007 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.0096 metric tons per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Singapore ranks 193rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +64.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0088 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | -22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -38.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0007 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 5% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0007 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 | +64.1% | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.0096 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0083 metric tons per person | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.0096 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 0.0065 metric tons per person | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0071 metric tons per person | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 0.0096 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.0049 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.003 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 190 Romania 0.0008 metric tons per person compare
- 191 Slovakia 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
- 192 Eritrea 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
- 194 Puerto Rico 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
- 195 Guam 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
- 196 Gibraltar 0.0006 metric tons per person 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?, per capita in Singapore?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Singapore was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 metric tons per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.