Singapore vs United States: Long run air pollution

Singapore
4.03 million
in 2022
United States
9.00 million
in 2022
Singapore rank
6th
United States rank
3rd

Long run air pollution over time

  • Singapore
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 9.00 million against 4.03 million in Singapore, a difference of 4.98 million.

That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times Singapore's.

Across all 273 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 220 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United States Difference Ahead
1750s 0.2496 2,945 2,945 United States
1760s 0.323 3,469 3,468 United States
1770s 0.418 4,113 4,113 United States
1780s 0.5409 4,915 4,914 United States
1790s 0.7 6,223 6,222 United States
1800s 0.9111 8,742 8,741 United States
1810s 1.19 11,940 11,939 United States
1820s 1.56 16,407 16,405 United States
1830s 2.05 24,789 24,787 United States
1840s 2.68 40,067 40,064 United States
1850s 3.83 74,373 74,369 United States
1860s 6.04 111,366 111,360 United States
1870s 9.47 222,754 222,744 United States
1880s 15 494,759 494,744 United States
1890s 22.72 893,667 893,644 United States
1900s 30.66 1.98 million 1.98 million United States
1910s 39.96 3.84 million 3.84 million United States
1920s 53.4 7.17 million 7.17 million United States
1930s 67.93 8.30 million 8.30 million United States
1940s 84.29 12.74 million 12.74 million United States
1950s 11,794 15.95 million 15.93 million United States
1960s 9,143 21.69 million 21.68 million United States
1970s 420,711 27.89 million 27.47 million United States
1980s 740,971 26.24 million 25.50 million United States
1990s 1.51 million 25.31 million 23.80 million United States
2000s 2.54 million 19.27 million 16.73 million United States
2010s 3.70 million 12.16 million 8.46 million United States
2020s 3.90 million 8.83 million 4.93 million United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Singapore or United States?
United States, at 9.00 million against 4.03 million in Singapore as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Singapore and United States?
4.98 million, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Singapore and United States rank globally for long run air pollution?
Singapore ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long run air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long run air pollution
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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