Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Singapore
Singapore: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) was 1.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Singapore, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable electricity in Singapore stood at 1.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Singapore peaked at 1.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 173rd of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +167.7% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +84.8% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +9.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.2%, 14% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.0%, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) 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 | +167.7% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| 2001 | +84.8% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 170 South Korea 1.9% compare
- 171 Israel 1.9% compare
- 172 Puerto Rico 1.8% compare
- 174 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.8% compare
- 175 Micronesia (country) 1.6% compare
- 176 British Virgin Islands 1.3% compare
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Singapore?
- Renewable electricity in Singapore was 1.8% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for renewable electricity?
- Singapore ranks 173rd out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants