Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Singapore
Singapore: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1.6% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 180.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Singapore peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Singapore 182nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +163.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +81.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +16.3% |
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 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 179 United Arab Emirates 2.0% compare
- 180 Seychelles 1.7% compare
- 181 Isle of Man 1.7% compare
- 183 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1.6% compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 1.5% compare
- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.4% 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 share in the total final energy consumption in Singapore?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Singapore was 1.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Singapore ranks 182nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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