- Singapore 2026
- Annex B
Data appendix
The indicator set with its sources, the source registers, the licences of every kind of material and the formats of the edition.
Contents
- ·Edition home
- ·Executive summary
- 1Singapore’s risk arrives through imports, heat and the sea
- 2Key findings
- 3Systems and sectors at baseline
- 4Risks and capability
- 5Imported-fuel interruption during a heat-stress period
- 6Readings from the other desks
- 7The 2027 agenda
- 8Systems in depth
- AMethodology
- BData appendix
- CReferences and record
- ·Complete edition, for print
B.1The indicator set
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Year | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6.11 | million | 2025 | Reported | 7 |
| Aged 65 or over | 14.2 | % | 2025 | Reported | 1 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.3 | years | 2024 | Reported | 2 |
| Total fertility | 0.97 | births per woman | 2024 | Reported | 2 |
| GDP, current prices | 603.9 | US$ billion | 2025 | Reported | 3 |
| GDP growth | 5.0 | % | 2025 | Reported | 3 |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | 81,760 | US$ | 2025 | Reported | 3 |
| Trade | 320 | % of GDP | 2025 | Reported | 3 |
| Net greenhouse-gas emissions | 58.59 | Mt CO₂e | 2022 | Reported | 14 |
| Projected peak emissions, about 2028 | 61.92 | Mt CO₂e | 2028 | Reported | 14 |
| NDC range for 2035 | 45–50 | Mt CO₂e | 2035 | Reported | 15 |
| Natural gas share of electricity | 93.1 | % | 2025 | Reported | 8 |
| Solar PV share of electricity | 2.7 | % | 2025 | Reported | 8 |
| Installed solar capacity | 2,132 | MWp | 2025 | Reported | 9 |
| Electricity consumption | 58.05 | TWh | 2025 | Reported | 10 |
| Grid emission factor | 0.404 | kg CO₂ per kWh | 2025 | Reported | 12 |
| Local share of fibre consumption | 8 | % | 2025 | Reported | 27 |
| Local share of protein consumption | 25 | % | 2025 | Reported | 27 |
| Annual mean temperature | 28.1 | °C | 2025 | Reported | 23 |
| Annual rainfall | 2,984.9 | mm | 2025 | Reported | 23 |
| Days of high heat stress | 29 | days | 2025 | Reported | 23 |
| Dengue cases in 2025 | 3,990 | cases | 2025 | Reported | 59 |
| Renewable internal freshwater per person | 106 | m³ | 2022 | Reported | 6 |
| Forest area | 21.8 | % of land | 2024 | Reported | 5 |
| Terrestrial protected land | 4.6 | % of land | 2025 | Reported | 5 |
| Health expenditure | 4.5 | % of GDP | 2023 | Reported | 6 |
| Projected growth | 3.5 | % | 2026 | Reported | 19 |
| Change in net emissions, 2020 to 2022 | +8.8 | % | 2022 | Estimated | 14 |
| Fossil share of electricity | 94.3 | % | 2025 | Estimated | 8 |
B.2National source register
The governed source set behind this edition. Each source keeps its authority, coverage, cadence and role; categories describe origin, not truth.
Domains bound by the register
- WAT
- ENE
- FOO
- HLT
- BIO
- CLI
- INF
- FIN
- TRD
- MIN
| Source | Category | Coverage | Period | Cadence | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank country data123456 | international organisation | national | 2022–2025 | annual | profile |
| NPTD Population in Brief7 | government agency | national | 2025 | annual | profile |
| EMA Singapore Energy Statistics89101112 | regulator | national | 2025–2026 | annual | ENE |
| UNFCCC submissions and NEA inventory page141517 | government agency | national | 2022–2035 | biennial | CLI |
| Climate Action Tracker18 | research consortium | national | 2024 | periodic | CLI |
| IMF Article IV record1920 | international organisation | national | 2026 | annual | FIN |
| Climate assessment23 | government agency | national | 2025 | annual | CLI |
| Food statistics2728 | government agency | national | 2024–2025 | annual | FOO |
| Dengue counts59 | government agency | national | 2025 | weekly | HLT |
| Flood, nature and health surveillance records525354 | government agency | national | not bound | annual | CLI |
| Statistical releases55 | national statistics | national | not bound | annual | profile |
B.3Regional reading, Singapore by planning region
Map plates for every planning area follow in Q2 2027, when boundary sources and public-safe resolutions are bound. This page gives the regional reading in table form.
National context157
population, June 2025
density, 2024
land area, 2024
aged 65 or over, 2025
| Region | Principal hazards | Systems most exposed | Baseline evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island-wide coast | sea level, storm surge and tide, up to 5 m above present mean | drainage, roads, ports, power | coastal protection speech26 |
| Reservoirs and catchment | rainfall variability; two-thirds of land is catchment | water, drainage | water policy page25 |
| Jurong Island | not bound; a desalination plant opened there in 2022 | water, energy, industry | asset records not bound52 |
| Port and Marina areas | not bound; the port handled 44.66 million TEU in 2025 | trade, bunkering, food imports | port release31 |
| Housing estates | heat stress on 29 days in 2025 | health, power, cooling | island-wide record23 |
| Nature reserves and parks | not bound | water, biodiversity | extent not bound40 |
B.4Atlas card, Coast and low-lying areas (island-wide)
- coast
- sea level
- storm surge and tide
- 2026 framework
- Systems in view
- drainage, roads, ports, power and health
- Defining evidence
- sea level may rise by up to 1.15 m by 2100; with storm surge and tide the level could reach up to 5 m above today’s mean; around 30% of Singapore could be flooded by seawater26
- Couplings
- CLI → INF → FIN; CLI → HLT
- Capability evidence
- coastal protection framework in the 2026 bill26
- Gaps
- flood loss records; asset condition; insurance cover
- Agenda items
- A-02 · A-05
The minister’s second-reading speech describes boundaries, landowner duties, a capital grant and a code of practice; government and statutory boards own about 70% of the coastline [26].
COAST
Framework
Source: national water agency flood and drainage records [52]. Blocker: not retrieved by evidence close.
WATER
Not bound
Source: Ministry of Health records [53]. Blocker: not retrieved by evidence close.
HEALTH AND CARE
Not bound
B.5Singapore system card
The card through which Singapore appears in the ASEAN regional edition and the global series. It summarises; it does not rank.
| System | Baseline state | Coupling to watch | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 440 million gallons a day; four national taps | dry spells and power loss | PARTIAL |
| Energy | 93.1% gas electricity; over 90% imported gas | fuel interruption and price shocks | PARTIAL |
| Food | local 8% fibre and 25% protein | import and farm shocks | PARTIAL |
| Health | 14.2% aged 65 or over; dengue 3,990 cases in 2025 | heat and vector seasons | PARTIAL |
| Biodiversity | forest 21.8%; protected land 4.6% | land use and heat | THIN |
Context
- Archetype
- city-state, import-dependent for fuel and food, trade hub
- Population
- 6.11 million (June 2025)7
- Trade
- trade 320% of GDP; 44.66 million TEU in 2025331
- Climate effort
- highly insufficient in the 2024 assessment18
Singapore’s card sits beside its neighbours’; shared basins, grids, corridors and supply chains are read as one regional system.
ASEAN REGIONAL EDITION
One regional system
Singaporean evidence enters the water, energy, food, finance and climate sector reports through the same finding identifiers, so a correction travels everywhere at once.
GLOBAL SECTOR SERIES
Same findings, same IDs
In the global edition Singapore is read against peer distributions and thresholds, never placed in a league table.
GLOBAL FLAGSHIP
Peers, not ranks
B.6Licences
| Material | Licence |
|---|---|
| Text | CC BY 4.0 |
| Data | on the licence of each source; Nexus tables CC BY 4.0 |
| Figures | Nexus figures CC BY 4.0; third-party as credited |
| Maps | boundary source and licence printed on each plate |
| Metadata | CC0 1.0, as Zenodo publishes it |
| Third-party data, figures and text | The source’s own licence, credited where it is used; never relicensed |
| Nexus-authored text, tables and figures: CC BY 4.0 (SPDX CC-BY-4.0). Map plates print their boundary source and licence. | |
B.7Formats and provenance
| Format | Kind | State | What it is | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web edition | HTML | On this site | Draft in stewardship review; every value resolves to its source. | NR-COUNTRY-SGP-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 |
| Print edition | At release | A4 portrait · screen, print and archival PDF, signed with the web edition at release. | NR-COUNTRY-SGP-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 | |
| Indicator data | CSV · JSON | On this site | 29 indicators with unit, year, status and source; the machine-readable copy ships with the evidence bundle at release. | NR-COUNTRY-SGP-2026-BASELINE data release v1 |
| Figures | SVG · PNG | On this site | 4 on the web edition: headline figure, figure 1.3, coupling instrument, capability ladder. | FIG-COUNTRY-SGP-2026-BASELINE-* |
| Slides | Not recorded | No slide deck is recorded for this edition. | ||
| Evidence brief | HTML · PDF | Not recorded | No evidence brief is recorded for this edition. | |
| Dataset with DOI | DataCite | At release | Concept and version DOI are minted at deposit; none is recorded yet. |
Provenance
- Edition pack
- The edition’s content pack (JSON), from which the print and web editions are built
- Evidence cut
- NQ-SGP-2026-Q0-1, closed 30 September 2026
- Reproducibility
- sourced values cited; analytical values reproducible from stated parameters
- Self-check
- 14 of 23 at evidence close; a fail on any item blocks release
- Review
- five passes scheduled before release (in Annex C)
- Publisher of record
- The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) for the Nexus Consortium
- Corrections
- Registry correction pathway; upheld corrections are published as notices with a new version
Notes
Numbers are the edition’s reference numbers, so a note reads the same in every chapter. The full list, with every source and its licence, is in Annex C. Annex C, references
- 7National Population and Talent Division, Strategy Group (ed.), Population in Brief 2025: Key Trends. Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. Observation year 2025 (as at June 2025; total fertility 2024). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.population.gov.sg/population-in-brief-2025-key-trends/back
- 1DATA VINTAGE AFTER CLOSE: World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), population ages 65 and above (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS), population ages 0-14 and urban population, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC; database record last updated 8 October 2026. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?format=jsonback
- 2World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: life expectancy at birth (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), total fertility rate (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), infant mortality rate and physicians per 1,000 people, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC. Observation year 2024 (life expectancy, fertility, infant mortality) and 2022 (physicians). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=jsonback
- 3World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: GDP current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), GDP growth (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG), GNI per capita Atlas method (NY.GNP.PCAP.CD), trade as a share of GDP and food imports as a share of merchandise imports, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?format=jsonback
- 14Government of Singapore (ed.), Singapore’s First Biennial Transparency Report 2024 (BTR1) to the UNFCCC, hosted by the National Environment Agency. Submitted November 2024. Observation year 2022 (inventory) with projections to 2030. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.nea.gov.sg/docs/default-source/cmd-documents/ghg-documents/singapore%27s-first-biennial-transparency-report-2024.pdfback
- 15Government of Singapore (ed.), Singapore’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and Accompanying Information. Submission to the UNFCCC, February 2025. Observation year 2035 (target). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/2025-02/Singapore%20Second%20Nationally%20Determined%20Contribution.pdfback
- 8Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 2.1 energy flows for electricity generators and Table 2.2 annual fuel mix for electricity generation, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore; tables accurate as of September 2026, 2026 data as at June 2026. Observation year 2025 and first half of 2026. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.ema.gov.sg/singapore-energy-statistics/Ch02/index2back
- 9Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 2.4 electricity generation capacity by technology type and Table 2.6 installed capacity of grid-connected solar PV systems, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore. Observation year 2025 and first half of 2026. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.ema.gov.sg/singapore-energy-statistics/Ch02/index2back
- 10Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 3.2 electricity consumption by sub-sector and Table 4.1 electricity balance, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.ema.gov.sg/singapore-energy-statistics/Ch03/index3back
- 12Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 2.3 electricity grid emission factors, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.ema.gov.sg/singapore-energy-statistics/Ch02/index2back
- 27Singapore Food Agency (ed.), Singapore Food Statistics 2025 (media release of 8 May 2026). SFA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.sfa.gov.sg/news-publications/newsroom/singapore-food-statistics-2025back
- 23National Environment Agency and Meteorological Service Singapore (eds.), Singapore records wettest ever March and hottest ever June and November in 2025 (Annual Climate Assessment 2025 release of 23 March 2026). NEA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.nea.gov.sg/media/news/news/index/spore-records-wettest-ever-march-and-hottest-ever-june-and-november-in-2025back
- 59National Environment Agency (ed.), dengue case counts for 2025: 3,990 cases as at 26 December 2025 and 13,651 cases in 2024, as reported by The Star (ANN/Straits Times) from NEA data, published 28 December 2025. Secondary report of the NEA series; the NEA page itself was not opened for 2025. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/12/28/dengue-cases-in-singapore-hit-a-seven-year-low-in-2025-amid-global-decreaseback
- 6World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (ER.H2O.INTR.PC), annual freshwater withdrawals (ER.H2O.FWTL.ZS), safely managed drinking water and sanitation services and current health expenditure, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC. Observation year 2022 (freshwater), 2024 (water and sanitation access) and 2023 (health expenditure). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/ER.H2O.INTR.PC?format=jsonback
- 5World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: land area, population density, forest area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS), terrestrial protected areas (ER.LND.PTLD.ZS) and agricultural land, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC. Observation year 2025 (protected areas) and 2024 (other series). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/ER.LND.PTLD.ZS?format=jsonback
- 19International Monetary Fund (ed.), IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation with Singapore (Press Release No. 26/253). IMF, Washington DC, 20 July 2026; Board conclusion 15 July 2026. Observation year 2025 (outturn) and 2026 to 2027 (projections). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/07/20/pr26253-singapore-imf-executive-board-concludes-2026-article-iv-consultationback
- 4World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: electric power consumption per capita (EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC), energy use per capita and PM2.5 air pollution exposure, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC. Observation year 2024 (electricity, energy use) and 2023 (PM2.5). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC?format=jsonback
- 11Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 1.1 imports of energy products and Table 4.2 natural gas balance, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://ema.gov.sg/resources/singapore-energy-statistics/chapter1back
- 17National Environment Agency (ed.), Greenhouse gas inventory (national emissions page). NEA, Singapore. Observation year 2023 (55.5 Mt CO2-eq as stated on the page). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/climate-change-energy-efficiency/climate-change/greenhouse-gas-inventoryback
- 18Climate Action Tracker (ed.), “Singapore” country assessment. Climate Analytics and NewClimate Institute; the page lists an update dated 28 August 2024. Observation year 2030 (target and policy projections). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/singapore/back
- 20International Monetary Fund (ed.), Singapore: 2026 Article IV Consultation, Press Release, Staff Report and Statement by the Executive Director (IMF Country Report No. 26/185). IMF, Washington DC, 2026. Observation year 2025 (trade and energy exposure) and 2026. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/cr/2026/english/1sgpea2026001.pdfback
- 28Singapore Food Agency (ed.), SFA remains committed to food resilience (reply of 26 June 2025, citing Singapore Food Statistics 2024). SFA, Singapore. Observation year 2024. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.sfa.gov.sg/news-publications/newsroom/2025/sfa-remains-committed-to-food-resilienceback
- 52UNVERIFIED, not opened: PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency (ed.), drainage, flood-prone area and reservoir records. PUB, Singapore. Source for designed gaps; the agency site returned a 403 error at evidence close. Observation year none bound.back
- 53UNVERIFIED, not opened: Ministry of Health (ed.), national health statistics and heat-illness records. MOH, Singapore. Source for designed gaps; not retrieved at evidence close. Observation year none bound.back
- 54UNVERIFIED, not opened: National Environment Agency (ed.), haze and Pollutant Standards Index records. NEA, Singapore. Source for a designed gap; not retrieved at evidence close. Observation year none bound.back
- 55UNVERIFIED, not opened: Singapore Department of Statistics (ed.), statistical releases and Singapore in Figures. SingStat, Singapore. Source for designed gaps; not retrieved at evidence close. Observation year none bound.back
- 26Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (ed.), 2nd Reading of the Coastal Protection Bill: Opening Speech by Minister Grace Fu, 6 March 2026. MSE, Singapore. Observation year 2026. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.mse.gov.sg/latest-news/2nd-reading-of-the-coastal-protection-bill—opening-speech-by-minister-grace-fu/back
- 25Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (ed.), Water (policy page: four national taps, demand, Johor agreement, household use). MSE, Singapore. Observation year 2026 (page), 2023 (household use). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.mse.gov.sg/policies/water/back
- 31Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (ed.), Singapore posts record port performance in 2025 and develops future readiness through industry collaborations for 2026 (media release of 13 January 2026). MPA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.mpa.gov.sg/media-centre/details/singapore-posts-record-port-performance-in-2025-and-develops-future-readiness-through-industry-collaborations-for-2026back
- 40UNVERIFIED, not opened: National Parks Board (ed.), nature reserves and nature areas of Singapore (agency page). NParks, Singapore. Source for a designed gap; the agency page returned an error at evidence close. Observation year none bound.back
