Total electricity output in Singapore
Singapore: Total electricity output was 50,415 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total 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
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Singapore is 50,415 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Singapore peaked at 50,415 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,714 GWh, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 54th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,714 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 16,921 GWh | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 17,674 GWh | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 18,962 GWh | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 20,849 GWh | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 22,244 GWh | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 24,100 GWh | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 26,898 GWh | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 28,375 GWh | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 29,520 GWh | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 31,665 GWh | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 33,089 GWh | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 34,664 GWh | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 35,332 GWh | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 36,811 GWh | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 38,213 GWh | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 39,442 GWh | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 41,133 GWh | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 41,717 GWh | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 41,209 GWh | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 45,361 GWh | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 46,018 GWh | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 46,971 GWh | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 47,969 GWh | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 49,380 GWh | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 50,415 GWh | +2.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 50,415 GWh is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 3.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 50,415 GWh is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 12.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,126 GWh | 15,714 GWh | 29,520 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,328 GWh | 31,665 GWh | 41,717 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,686 GWh | 45,361 GWh | 50,415 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 total electricity output in Singapore?
- Total electricity output in Singapore was 50,415 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 total electricity output recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 50,415 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,714 GWh in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for total electricity output?
- Singapore ranks 54th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants