Macao vs Singapore: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Macao
0.0509 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
0.0781 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Macao
  • Singapore
0.020.040.060.080.1197019962023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.0781 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0509 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 0.0272 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Macao ahead.

Macao ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0191 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0165 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Macao
1980s 0.0327 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0282 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Macao
1990s 0.0647 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0581 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Macao
2000s 0.0656 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0637 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Macao
2010s 0.0705 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.075 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 0.0579 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0773 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0194 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Macao or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.0781 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0509 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Macao and Singapore?
0.0272 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Macao ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.