Human caused air pollution exposure in Singapore
Singapore: Human caused air pollution exposure was 11.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.12
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
126th
of 240 countries
All-time high
24.15
in 2015
All-time low
7.94
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Singapore, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 11.12 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Singapore peaked at 24.15 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.94, in 1998.
That places Singapore 126th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.94 | — |
| 1999 | 9.6 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 11.41 | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 10.59 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 14.27 | +34.7% |
| 2003 | 9.64 | -32.4% |
| 2004 | 12.33 | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 11.22 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 21.06 | +87.7% |
| 2007 | 9.58 | -54.5% |
| 2008 | 8.39 | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 14.77 | +76.0% |
| 2010 | 7.97 | -46.0% |
| 2011 | 11.35 | +42.4% |
| 2012 | 13.38 | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 17.12 | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 14.71 | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 24.15 | +64.2% |
| 2016 | 10.16 | -57.9% |
| 2017 | 10.41 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.78 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 14.68 | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 8.19 | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 10.07 | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 9.6 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.44 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 11.12 | -2.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 11.12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.08, 1.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 11.12 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.77 | 7.94 | 9.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.33 | 8.39 | 21.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.57 | 7.97 | 24.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.08 | 8.19 | 11.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More environment data for Singapore
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Singapore?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Singapore was 11.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 24.15 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 in 1998.
- How does Singapore rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Singapore ranks 126th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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