Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Singapore
Singapore: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Singapore, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Singapore is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Singapore peaked at 98.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 164th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.9% | — |
| 1991 | 97.1% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 85.3% | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 66.5% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 73.9% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 71.9% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -34.7% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -33.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -63.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -85.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +148.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +161.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -85.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 32% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +161.9% | 1.0% | 2.6% |
| 2021 | +148.9% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.5% | 64.5% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 16.9% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 0.4% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More energy & mining data for Singapore
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Singapore?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Singapore was 0.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Singapore ranks 164th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.