Renewable energy consumption in Singapore
Singapore: Renewable energy consumption was 1.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Singapore, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable energy consumption in Singapore stood at 1.1%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Singapore peaked at 1.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 187th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 184 Azerbaijan 1.3% compare
- 184 British Virgin Islands 1.3% compare
- 186 Maldives 1.2% compare
- 187 Bahamas 1.1% compare
- 187 Iraq 1.1% compare
- 187 Syrian Arab Republic 1.1% compare
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 renewable energy consumption in Singapore?
- Renewable energy consumption in Singapore was 1.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Singapore ranks 187th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. 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 energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.