Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Singapore
Singapore: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Singapore is 1.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 180.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Singapore peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 198th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +163.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +81.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +16.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 13% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.5%, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 | +163.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2001 | +81.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 195 Seychelles 1.7% compare
- 196 Hong Kong 1.7% compare
- 197 Isle of Man 1.7% compare
- 199 Falkland Islands 1.6% compare
- 200 Antigua and Barbuda 1.5% compare
- 201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Singapore
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Singapore?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Singapore was 1.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Singapore ranks 198th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).