Japan vs Singapore: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Japan
5.5%
in 2025
Singapore
4.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
33rd
Singapore rank
36th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.5% against 4.1% in Singapore, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 33rd and Singapore ranks 36th of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 5.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 18.8% | 18.1% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 10.4% | 10.2% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 10.3% | 3.9% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 5.5% against 4.1% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Japan and Singapore?
- 1.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Japan ranks 33rd and Singapore ranks 36th of 80 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 renewables. 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.