Renewable energy electricity output in Singapore
Singapore: Renewable energy electricity output was 918 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Singapore, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy electricity output in Singapore stood at 918 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Singapore peaked at 918 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85 GWh, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 111th 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 energy electricity output in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 245 GWh | +188.2% |
| 1992 | 245 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 245 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 245 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 245 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 245 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 245 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 245 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 245 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 245 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 473 GWh | +93.1% |
| 2002 | 473 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 495 GWh | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 479 GWh | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 478 GWh | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 477 GWh | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 487 GWh | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 525 GWh | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 535 GWh | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 592 GWh | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 611 GWh | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 638 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 742 GWh | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 821 GWh | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 918 GWh | +11.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 918 GWh is above the median for high income countries, which is 422.86 GWh, 2.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 918 GWh is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 229.69 GWh, 4.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy 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 | +188.2% | 85 GWh | 245 GWh |
| 2001 | +93.1% | 245 GWh | 473 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 229 GWh | 85 GWh | 245 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 466.7 GWh | 245 GWh | 535 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 720.33 GWh | 592 GWh | 918 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 energy electricity output in Singapore?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Singapore was 918 GWh 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 energy electricity output recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 918 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 GWh in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Singapore ranks 111th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.1%. 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 energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.