Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Singapore
Singapore: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 2.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Singapore stood at 2.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Singapore peaked at 3.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
That places Singapore 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 2.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 2.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 2.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 8.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 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 electricity generation from bioenergy in Singapore?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Singapore was 2.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Singapore ranks 47th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.