Share of electricity generation from renewables in Singapore
Singapore: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 5.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Singapore, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from renewables in Singapore stood at 5.5%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Singapore peaked at 5.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
That places Singapore 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.8% | — |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +171.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +86.4% |
| 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 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | +11.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 5.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.7%, 20% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 5.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 23% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation 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 | +171.2% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| 2000 | +86.4% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 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 renewables in Singapore?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Singapore was 5.5% 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 renewables recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Singapore rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Singapore ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. 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 renewables. 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.