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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Singapore: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Singapore is placed 112th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 9.245 (2024); Water Stress 7.04 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
112th
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Singapore on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
9.245
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Singapore: 9.245. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.477 Timor-Leste
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
7.04
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Singapore: 7.04. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 1.04 Cambodia
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
2.21
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
Singapore: 2.21. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 7.72 Timor-Leste
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Singapore, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.893 Timor-Leste
02Over time
Which way Singapore is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
SingaporeWorld median
Singapore fell from 9.261 in 2000 to 9.245 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Singapore World median 2024 9.245 3.210 2023 8.821 3.145 2022 8.661 3.162 2021 9.033 3.087 2020 8.309 2.903 2019 8.643 3.273 2018 8.927 3.036 2017 8.940 3.049 2016 8.803 2.894 2015 8.941 2.846 2014 8.721 2.919 2013 8.727 2.779 2012 8.709 2.770 2011 9.069 2.748 2010 8.745 2.812 2009 8.212 2.799 2008 8.363 2.979 2007 8.942 2.593 2006 9.212 2.865 2005 9.278 2.885 2004 9.826 2.802 2003 9.553 2.918 2002 9.696 2.785 2001 9.359 2.726 2000 9.261 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
SingaporeWorld median
Singapore fell from 309.14 in 2000 to 7.04 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Singapore World median 2023 7 10.000 2022 7 10.190 2021 32 10.460 2020 57 10.460 2019 56 10.890 2018 55 10.460 2017 83 10.460 2016 59 10.460 2015 58 10.190 2014 82 10.460 2013 125 10.460 2012 153 10.460 2011 181 10.460 2010 213 10.710 2009 245 10.960 2008 277 10.815 2007 308 11.180 2006 339 10.430 2005 370 10.250 2004 360 10.715 2003 346 10.370 2002 333 10.180 2001 323 10.130 2000 309 10.070 Organic Agricultural Area
Organic share of agricultural land (%) · higher is better
SingaporeWorld median
Singapore rose from 0.45 in 2018 to 2.21 in 2024; the world median went from 0.49 to 0.725.
Every year’s figures
Year Singapore World median 2024 2.2 0.725 2023 2.2 0.780 2022 2.3 0.740 2021 2.3 0.710 2020 2.3 0.665 2019 2.3 0.550 2018 0.5 0.490 2017 — 0.630 2016 — 0.545 2015 — 0.540 2014 — 0.470 2013 — 0.440 2012 — 0.480 2011 — 0.460 2010 — 0.330 2009 — 0.335 2008 — 0.290 2007 — 0.370 2006 — 0.305 2005 — 0.345
03In context
Singapore beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Singapore and South-eastern Asia
Singapore has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timor-Leste | 32nd | 0.477 | 28.27 | 7.72 | 0.893 |
 Cambodia | =44th | 1.241 | 1.04 | 0.38 | 1.584 |
 Laos | 57th | 3.14 | 4.79 | 0.42 | 0.94 |
 Myanmar | 59th | 0.58 | 5.8 | 0.05 | 1.1 |
 Philippines | 81st | 1.51 | 27.88 | 0.98 | 1.37 |
 Vietnam | =108th | 3.673 | 17.76 | 1.02 | 2.298 |
| Singapore | 112th | 9.245 | 7.04 | 2.21 | — |
 Indonesia | 131st | 2.865 | 29.7 | 0.11 | 1.659 |
 Thailand | =139th | 3.736 | 21.48 | 0.31 | 2.462 |
 Brunei | 146th | 26.05 | 3.47 | — | — |
 Malaysiacompare | =158th | 8.162 | 3.44 | 0 | 4.111 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Singapore in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Singapore is ahead of the world, and behind
41 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Singapore does better than the middle country measured.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.11,01316.1No real change since 2013
Singapore: 1,013 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38931.558.389No real change since 2011
Singapore: 31.55 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 2nd of 118 · derived.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.261.565No real change since 2013
Singapore: 0.26 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 186th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.170.674.17No real change since 2015
Singapore: 0.67 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 188th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4468.547.44No real change since 2014
Singapore: 68.5 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 6th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.3790.45▲ Improved since 2014
Singapore: 0.379 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 45th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.143.673.14▲ Improved since 2015
Singapore: 3.67 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 45th of 186 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.870.163.8No earlier reading
Singapore: 70.1 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 31st of 99 by World Energy Council.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1820.3418.18No real change since 2015
Singapore: 20.34 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.880.966No earlier reading
Singapore: 0.88 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 108th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median10
Statistics on which Singapore does worse than the middle country measured.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75498.68433.75▼ Worsened since 2014
Singapore: 498.68 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 74th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.6180.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Singapore: 0.618 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 156 · derived.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2792.1455.279▲ Improved since 2014
Singapore: 2.145 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4520.814.45▲ Improved since 2013
Singapore: 20.8 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00.9570▲ Improved since 2014
Singapore: 0.957 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.064.93132.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Singapore: 4.931 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 136th of 162 · derived.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.324.93137.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Singapore: 4.931 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 137th of 162 · derived.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7385.8572.738No real change since 2014
Singapore: 5.857 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528106.442,528No real change since 2012
Singapore: 106.44 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 168th of 181 · derived.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-1.110▼ Worsened since 2015
Singapore: -1.11 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
No better end21
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.631,19937.63No real change since 2013
Singapore: 1,199 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.53543.970.535No real change since 2013
Singapore: 43.97 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 1st of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Consumption-Based CO₂ EmissionsGlobal Carbon Project · 2023 · world median 12.7951.0212.79Moved since 2013
Singapore: 51.02 · world median 12.79 · Consumption-based fossil CO₂ (million tonnes of carbon). Global Carbon Project, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.882 to 2,963.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1441.1570.144No real change since 2014
Singapore: 1.157 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.36137.587.36No real change since 2013
Singapore: 137.5 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 63rd of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0492.1453.049Moved since 2014
Singapore: 2.145 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0820.9331.08Moved since 2013
Singapore: 20.93 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 132nd of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.69132.57325.69No real change since 2015
Singapore: 132.57 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,77586.993,775Moved since 2015
Singapore: 86.99 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,927575.428,927No real change since 2015
Singapore: 575.42 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.00100.001Moved since 2015
Singapore: 0 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9540.6632.954No real change since 1990
Singapore: 0.663 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3754,11652,375Moved since 2014
Singapore: 4,116 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Singapore: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Environmentally Related Tax RevenueOECD · 2024 · world median 1.0750.2141.075No real change since 2014
Singapore: 0.214 · world median 1.075 · Environmentally related tax revenue (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3.346.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824013,824No real change since 2015
Singapore: 0 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70801.708Moved since 2011
Singapore: 0 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 178th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,63516.088,635No real change since 2013
Singapore: 16.08 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 184th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.960.91937.96No real change since 2013
Singapore: 0.919 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 207th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.14062.14Moved since 2012
Singapore: 0 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 171st of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.10900.109No real change since 2013
Singapore: 0 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 206th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Singapore
Agricultural Irrigated Land, Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct), Children's Climate Risk Index, Ecological Footprint, Land Under Cereal Production, Meat Supply per Person, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Pesticide Use per Hectare and Temperature Change on Land (last 1989). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Singapore’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Singapore’s 15th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade1st of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technology3rd of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture8th of 1842/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital12th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions12th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience13th of 1934/4 keys
- Work & Labour17th of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 24th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing28th of 2003/4 keys
- Peace & Security33rd of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge71st of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties87th of 1984/4 keys
- Energy91st of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 106th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability112th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Singapore can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Palestine24th2/4 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Timor-Leste32nd4/4 keysThis page
Singapore112th3/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Singapore on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Singapore rank on environment & sustainability?
Singapore is placed 112th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Organic Agricultural Area). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Singapore?
9.245 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Singapore?
7.04 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How have Singapore’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita fell from 9.261 in 2000 to 9.245 in 2024; Water Stress fell from 309.14 in 2000 to 7.04 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area rose from 0.45 in 2018 to 2.21 in 2024.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Singapore?
No current reading is published for Singapore on Agricultural Irrigated Land, Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct), Children's Climate Risk Index, Ecological Footprint, Land Under Cereal Production, Meat Supply per Person, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Pesticide Use per Hectare and Temperature Change on Land. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 41 statistics on this page come from 18 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Singapore’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Singapore (banner) — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Singapore: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/singapore/environment