Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Singapore: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Singapore is placed 91st of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 498.68 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 4.931 (2024).
Share
Energy
91st
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Singapore on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
498.68
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Singapore: 498.68. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 232.08 Laos
4.931
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Singapore: 4.931. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 76.72 Laos
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
70.1
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 31st of 99 by World Energy Council
Singapore: 70.1. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 70.1 Singapore
02Over time
Which way Singapore is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
SingaporeWorld median
Singapore fell from 657.25 in 2000 to 498.68 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Singapore World median 2024 498.68 433.7 2023 500.81 452.7 2022 504.27 476.3 2021 506.27 469.0 2020 504.73 482.0 2019 506.13 488.2 2018 507.08 500.4 2017 507.14 506.3 2016 506.73 521.9 2015 506.94 524.8 2014 506.88 522.3 2013 507.40 508.8 2012 525.61 525.4 2011 538.15 521.4 2010 539.71 515.5 2009 533.61 533.6 2008 534.27 517.2 2007 537.76 535.3 2006 539.50 537.5 2005 545.53 521.4 2004 555.81 523.1 2003 570.36 543.1 2002 586.24 551.3 2001 598.49 559.3 2000 657.25 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
SingaporeWorld median
Singapore rose from 1.547 in 2000 to 4.931 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Singapore World median 2024 4.931 32.062 2023 4.529 28.000 2022 4.093 28.881 2021 2.904 28.286 2020 2.808 27.125 2019 2.789 26.296 2018 2.813 25.505 2017 2.888 24.023 2016 2.908 22.218 2015 2.904 21.915 2014 2.799 21.151 2013 3.523 21.593 2012 2.706 19.869 2011 2.609 18.584 2010 2.601 18.572 2009 2.512 17.886 2008 2.496 15.923 2007 2.407 15.586 2006 2.406 15.392 2005 2.512 16.438 2004 2.607 16.445 2003 2.803 16.339 2002 2.222 13.826 2001 2.087 14.023 2000 1.547 15.612
03In context
Singapore beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Singapore and South-eastern Asia
Singapore has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Laos | 30th | 232.08 | 76.72 | — |
| Singapore | 91st | 498.68 | 4.931 | 70.1 |
 Myanmar | 94th | 502.3 | 47.86 | 46.5 |
 Cambodia | 104th | 538.7 | 35.66 | 47.7 |
 Philippines | 125th | 629.48 | 20.47 | 56.9 |
 Brunei | 140th | 892.99 | 0.18 | 64.8 |
 Indonesia | not placed | — | — | 60.5 |
 Malaysiacompare | not placed | — | — | 69 |
 Thailand | not placed | — | — | 60.1 |
 Timor-Leste | not placed | — | — | — |
 Vietnam | not placed | — | — | 61.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Singapore in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Singapore is ahead of the world, and behind
21 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Singapore does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.850.44624.85No earlier reading
Singapore: 0.446 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.774.23625.77No earlier reading
Singapore: 4.236 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 166th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2380.8348.23▲ Improved since 2013
Singapore: 80.83 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2645.0533.26▼ Worsened since 2013
Singapore: 45.05 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Singapore does worse than the middle country measured.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2792.1455.279▲ Improved since 2014
Singapore: 2.145 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00.9570▲ Improved since 2014
Singapore: 0.957 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.324.93137.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Singapore: 4.931 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 137th of 162 · derived.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.219.2453.21▼ Worsened since 2014
Singapore: 9.245 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 27th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7385.8572.738No real change since 2014
Singapore: 5.857 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Singapore: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Singapore: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.5627.1449.5No real change since 2014
Singapore: 627.14 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58592.182.585No real change since 2014
Singapore: 92.18 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1441.1570.144No real change since 2014
Singapore: 1.157 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 00.0340Moved since 2014
Singapore: 0.034 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.0390.077No real change since 2014
Singapore: 0.039 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0492.1453.049Moved since 2014
Singapore: 2.145 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Singapore: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Singapore: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Singapore: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2733.5514.273No earlier reading
Singapore: 3.551 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
No current reading for Singapore
Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2023), RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Singapore’s 15 topics
Energy is Singapore’s 13th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade1st of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technology3rd of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture8th of 1842/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital12th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions12th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience13th of 1934/4 keys
- Work & Labour17th of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 24th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing28th of 2003/4 keys
- Peace & Security33rd of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge71st of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties87th of 1984/4 keys
- Energy91st of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 106th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability112th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Singapore can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Bhutan1st2/3 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Laos30th2/3 keysThis page
Singapore91st3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Singapore on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Singapore rank on energy?
Singapore is placed 91st of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Singapore?
498.68 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Singapore?
4.931 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How have Singapore’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 657.25 in 2000 to 498.68 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 1.547 in 2000 to 4.931 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Singapore?
No current reading is published for Singapore on Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 21 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Singapore’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Singapore (banner) — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Singapore: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/singapore/energy