Share of primary energy from renewables in Singapore
Singapore: Share of primary energy from renewables was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from renewables in Singapore, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from renewables in Singapore is 0.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Singapore peaked at 0.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
Singapore ranks 76th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | — |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +182.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +70.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +50.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.0%, 5% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +182.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2001 | +70.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2022 | +50.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 share of primary energy from renewables in Singapore?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Singapore was 0.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Singapore rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Singapore ranks 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.