Renewable electricity in Singapore
Singapore: Renewable electricity 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 171st of 230 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.
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
- 168 South Korea 1.9% compare
- 169 Israel 1.9% compare
- 170 Puerto Rico 1.8% compare
- 172 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.8% compare
- 173 Micronesia (country) 1.6% compare
- 174 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 171st out of 230 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