Singapore vs United States of America: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Singapore
12.5%
in 2025
United States of America
10.1%
in 2025
Singapore rank
8th
United States of America rank
10th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Singapore
- United States of America
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 12.5% against 10.1% in United States of America, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 1.7% | 7.0% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 2.1% | 9.2% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 64.9% | 2.4% | 62.4% | Singapore |
| 1990s | -17.8% | 1.5% | 19.3% | United States of America |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -1.4% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 144.1% | -5.2% | 149.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | -4.2% | -3.4% | 0.8% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Singapore or United States of America?
- Singapore, at 12.5% against 10.1% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Singapore and United States of America?
- 2.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States of America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United States of America rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Singapore ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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.