Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.673 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.673 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
48th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.86 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2017
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1997
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Singapore, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.673 kilowatt-hours per person for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Singapore peaked at 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1997.
Singapore ranks 48th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0249 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0303 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0177 kilowatt-hours per person | -41.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0347 kilowatt-hours per person | +95.6% |
| 1969 | 0.017 kilowatt-hours per person | -51.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0167 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0217 kilowatt-hours per person | +30.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0161 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.8% |
| 1973 | 0.023 kilowatt-hours per person | +42.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0277 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 kilowatt-hours per person | -76.4% |
| 1976 | 0.017 kilowatt-hours per person | +160.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0217 kilowatt-hours per person | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0227 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 kilowatt-hours per person | -85.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0142 kilowatt-hours per person | +332.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0212 kilowatt-hours per person | +49.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0072 kilowatt-hours per person | -65.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0141 kilowatt-hours per person | +95.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0214 kilowatt-hours per person | +51.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0482 kilowatt-hours per person | +125.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0297 kilowatt-hours per person | -38.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0491 kilowatt-hours per person | +65.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0561 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0491 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0821 kilowatt-hours per person | +67.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0471 kilowatt-hours per person | -42.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0666 kilowatt-hours per person | +41.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0718 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0835 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0377 kilowatt-hours per person | -54.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kilowatt-hours per person | -97.6% |
| 1997 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0189 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0246 kilowatt-hours per person | +30.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0193 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0229 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 kilowatt-hours per person | -42.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 kilowatt-hours per person | +55.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0119 kilowatt-hours per person | -42.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0094 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0179 kilowatt-hours per person | +90.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0144 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0547 kilowatt-hours per person | +280.9% |
| 2013 | 0.569 kilowatt-hours per person | +940.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8278 kilowatt-hours per person | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8554 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8882 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +109.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9854 kilowatt-hours per person | -47.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9393 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8962 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9732 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8536 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6757 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 0.602 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 0.673 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.673 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.65 kilowatt-hours per person, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.673 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person, 11% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +940.1% | 0.0547 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.569 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0249 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.017 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0347 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0176 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0033 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0277 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.031 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0072 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0561 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.039 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0835 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0141 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0246 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7016 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0144 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.779 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.602 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9732 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 45 Brazil 0.7723 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Colombia 0.736 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Croatia 0.6922 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 49 Bangladesh 0.6698 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 50 France 0.66 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 51 Sri Lanka 0.6562 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Singapore
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1889 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 19.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Singapore?
- Coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Singapore was 0.673 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 kilowatt-hours per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1997.
- How does Singapore rank for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Singapore ranks 48th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.