Electricity as a share of primary energy in Singapore
Singapore: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Singapore, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity as a share of primary energy in Singapore is 5.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in Singapore peaked at 7.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2017.
Singapore ranks 78th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7.0% | — |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 75 Qatar 9.0% compare
- 76 Turkmenistan 8.6% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 5.9% compare
- 79 Luxembourg 4.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Singapore
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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- Fuel imports 19.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in Singapore?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in Singapore was 5.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2017.
- How does Singapore rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Singapore ranks 78th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.