Definitions

Data refer to energy intensity (toe per million dollars of real GDP), which is the energy consumption per Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Chained (2015) dollars.

Concepts

Energy intensity is defined as the amount of energy needed to generate a unit of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Energy consumption per GDP in Chained (2015) dollars is an indication of Singapore's efficiency in its use of energy to produce economic output.
Our energy intensity has improved over the years with some of the key policy initiatives implemented during this period include a switch in fuel mix from fuel oil to natural gas, a cleaner fuel source, as well as various schemes promoting energy efficiency. This is reflected in the downward trend of the indicator.

Computational Method

(Energy consumption of current year) / [GDP in Chained (2015) dollars]
The energy units are computed in toe while GDP is denominated in chained (2015) dollars (millions).

Disaggregation

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Data Source

National Environment Agency (NEA), Energy Market Authority (EMA), Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS), and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)

Data Collection

The preparation of the energy consumption data is a multi-agency effort coordinated by NEA. The data sources for the energy sector are provided by several government agencies including NEA, EMA, DOS and MPA.
Fuel consumption data are provided by the data owners as listed above.
GDP data provided by the DOS and is available on https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M015721.
Energy data required are collected / compiled through legislation and surveys administered by the various government agencies (data owners).

Time Period

2000 onwards

Frequency

Every 2 years

SDG Global Metadata

Link to United Nations SDG global metadata

Indicator 7.3.1