Iceland vs Singapore: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
206,917 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Singapore
174,382 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
2nd
Singapore rank
4th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Singapore
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 206,917 kilowatt-hours per person against 174,382 kilowatt-hours per person in Singapore, a difference of 32,535 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,562 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,475 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 43,813 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,887 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,926 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 53,024 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,668 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,643 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 69,870 kilowatt-hours per person | 101,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,743 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 146,284 kilowatt-hours per person | 127,741 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,543 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 229,390 kilowatt-hours per person | 168,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,177 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 219,745 kilowatt-hours per person | 168,620 kilowatt-hours per person | 51,125 kilowatt-hours per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or Singapore?
- Iceland, at 206,917 kilowatt-hours per person against 174,382 kilowatt-hours per person in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Singapore?
- 32,535 kilowatt-hours per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Singapore?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Singapore rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 4th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.