How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Singapore
Singapore: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Singapore, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Singapore stood at 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is down 35.1% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Singapore peaked at 39.24 metric tons per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Singapore, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 16.42 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 27.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1967 | 27.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 25.82 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 25.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 27.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 22.73 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1972 | 23.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 27.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 28.77 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 26.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 24.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 22.62 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 24.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 25.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 24 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 24.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 30.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1983 | 30.99 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 39.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1985 | 35.7 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 32.07 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 25.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1988 | 22.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 23.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 22.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 20.5 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 18.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 17.82 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 20.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 21.99 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 20.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 20.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.69 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 16.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 16.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 13.17 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 13.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.91 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 12.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 13.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 19.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2007 | 13.93 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2008 | 10.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 9.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 10.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 14.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 14.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.64 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 14.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 12.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 12.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 13.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 10.15 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 10.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.4 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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% | 16.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 27.61 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 27.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 25.32 metric tons per square kilometre | 22.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 28.77 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 22.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 39.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 22.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.34 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 19.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 14.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 32 North Korea 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 34 American Samoa 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 36 Isle of Man 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 37 Bermuda 5.94 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 38 India 5.89 metric tons per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Singapore?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Singapore was 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 39.24 metric tons per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.