Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Singapore
Singapore: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Singapore, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Singapore is 0.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Singapore peaked at 0.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
Singapore ranks 76th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | — |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +182.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +70.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +50.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.3%, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.7%, 3% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy 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 | +182.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2001 | +70.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2022 | +50.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 73 Saudi Arabia 0.6% compare
- 74 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
- 75 Iraq 0.4% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 78 Algeria 0.1% compare
- 79 Kuwait 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Singapore
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42,295 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1992)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0009 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Singapore?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Singapore was 0.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Singapore rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Singapore ranks 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.