Netherlands vs Singapore: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Netherlands
10.0%
in 2025
Singapore
12.5%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
11th
Singapore rank
8th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Netherlands
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 12.5% against 10.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Singapore ahead.
Netherlands ranks 11th and Singapore ranks 8th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -8.2% | 8.8% | 17.0% | Singapore |
| 1970s | -4.5% | 11.3% | 15.8% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 64.9% | 55.5% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.4% | -17.8% | 18.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -1.3% | -0.8% | 0.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | -0.8% | 144.1% | 144.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | -2.3% | -4.2% | 2.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Netherlands or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 12.5% against 10.0% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Netherlands and Singapore?
- 2.5%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Singapore?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Singapore rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Netherlands ranks 11th and Singapore ranks 8th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.