Share of electricity generation from coal in Singapore
Singapore: Share of electricity generation from coal was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from coal in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from coal in Singapore is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from coal in Singapore peaked at 1.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Singapore 75th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from coal in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1% | — |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.7%, 8% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 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 coal in Singapore?
- Share of electricity generation from coal in Singapore was 0.9% 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 coal recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from coal recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Singapore ranks 75th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.