Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore
Singapore: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 94.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 94.5% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore peaked at 98.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2025.
Singapore ranks 41st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2001 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 94.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 94.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.0%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.5% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 94.5% | 97.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 38 Cayman Islands 95.8% compare
- 39 Oman 95.5% compare
- 40 Chad 94.6% compare
- 42 American Samoa 94.4% compare
- 43 Iran 94.3% compare
- 44 Puerto Rico 93.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Singapore
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2025)
- Fuel exports 9.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.9% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Singapore was 94.5% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Singapore ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.