Renewable electricity output in Singapore
Singapore: Renewable electricity output was 4.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Singapore, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in Singapore is 4.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Singapore peaked at 4.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 176th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +167.7% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +424.6% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 173 Seychelles 4.5% compare
- 174 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.2% compare
- 175 United Arab Emirates 4.2% compare
- 177 American Samoa 3.9% compare
- 178 Iraq 3.8% compare
- 179 Syrian Arab Republic 3.4% compare
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- 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 renewable electricity output in Singapore?
- Renewable electricity output in Singapore was 4.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for renewable electricity output?
- Singapore ranks 176th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.