Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore
Singapore: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 56.85 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore stood at 56.85 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore peaked at 56.85 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.18 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 38th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.49 terawatt-hours | 31.18 terawatt-hours | 40.75 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.26 terawatt-hours | 44.18 terawatt-hours | 52.63 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.76 terawatt-hours | 51.58 terawatt-hours | 56.85 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More energy & mining data for Singapore
- 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)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 11.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 0.2% (2023)
- Renewable water resources per capita 106.44 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore was 56.85 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 56.85 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.18 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Singapore ranks 38th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.