Egypt vs Singapore
Egypt vs Singapore: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.5 tonnes in Egypt and 9.75 tonnes in Singapore, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Singapore, by 7.25 tonnes, or 3.9 times that in Egypt.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Egypt ranked 104 and Singapore ranked 20 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Egypt | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5 | 9.75 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.41 | 9.48 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 10 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.36 | 10.22 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.25 | 9.48 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.42 | 9.61 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2.52 | 10.14 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 2.46 | 9.45 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.4 | 9.97 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.39 | 9.85 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.4 | 9.75 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.5 | 9.44 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.41 | 9.9 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.37 | 9.63 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 8.77 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.35 | 8.87 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.4 | 9.45 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2.28 | 9.54 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 2.2 | 9.78 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.02 | 10.69 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 1.9 | 10.31 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 10.83 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 1.89 | 11.09 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 1.75 | 11.3 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 1.81 | 10.46 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1.72 | 10.46 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.66 | 11.11 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 11.58 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.52 | 11.73 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.45 | 12.18 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.55 | 11.91 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 1.59 | 10.58 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 1.56 | 10.68 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 1.57 | 10.39 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.56 | 8.02 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.51 | 7.81 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.51 | 7.12 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.44 | 7.08 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.42 | 6.95 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.39 | 6.67 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.3 | 6.84 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.2 | 6.44 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.14 | 6.46 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.04 | 6.31 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.97 | 6.37 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.92 | 6.04 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.93 | 5.45 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.92 | 5.04 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.82 | 4.75 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.78 | 4.81 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.69 | 4.69 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.75 | 4.36 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.71 | 3.8 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.74 | 3.86 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025