Electricity demand in Singapore
Singapore: Electricity demand was 60.44 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
60.44 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
51st
of 214 countries
All-time high
60.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
31.67 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Singapore stood at 60.44 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Singapore peaked at 60.44 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.67 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Singapore 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Singapore, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.67 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 33.06 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 34.66 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 35.32 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 36.82 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 38.22 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 39.49 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 41.13 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 41.67 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 41.8 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.36 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 46 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 46.94 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 47.97 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 49.3 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 50.28 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 51.59 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 52.28 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 52.97 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.14 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 53.07 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 55.79 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 57.1 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 57.4 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 59.63 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 60.44 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 60.44 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 1.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 60.44 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 4.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.38 terawatt-hours | 31.67 terawatt-hours | 41.8 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.68 terawatt-hours | 45.36 terawatt-hours | 54.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.24 terawatt-hours | 53.07 terawatt-hours | 60.44 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 electricity demand in Singapore?
- Electricity demand in Singapore was 60.44 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 60.44 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.67 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for electricity demand?
- Singapore ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.