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Singapore 2026

Singapore

Singapore (Republic of Singapore) enters 2027 as a city-state of 6.11 million people and about US$604 billion of output in 2025, growing 5.0% that year. Net greenhouse-gas emissions reported to the UNFCCC were 58.59 Mt CO₂e in 2022, and the government projects a peak near 61.9 Mt around 2028 before a 2030 level of about 60 Mt.

Okutholiwe
12
each with its status and source
Sectors with findings
5 of 6
Infrastructure not assessed
Risk objects
4
order carries no rank
Imithombo
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Evidence close 30 September 2026

01 · Readings

Singapore in six readings.

Six readings that frame the Singapore baseline, and the eight questions this edition answers, each with its status and source.

  • 6.11millionpopulation, June 2025 [7]
  • 604US$ billionGDP, 2025 [3]
  • 81,760US$GNI per capita, Atlas method, 2025 [3]
  • 100%urban population, 2025 [1]
  • 8,329people per km²population density, 2024 [5]
  • Not boundpopulation structure by planning area [55]

02 · Sectors

Six sectors, one hexagon.

Water first, then Energy, Infrastructure, Food, Health and Biodiversity. Each count is the findings of this edition in that sector: coverage of the evidence, never a score. Infrastructure is not assessed: the edition holds no Infrastructure finding and its coupling matrix does not assess it.

  1. WATAmanzi1 finding

    106 m³ Renewable internal freshwater resources per person, 2022. Reported

    Four national taps; use about 440 million gallons a day; storage and flood series not bound.

  2. ENEAmandla2 findings

    93.1% Natural gas share of electricity generation, 2025. Reported

    Natural gas 93.1% of electricity in 2025; over 90% from imported gas.

  3. INFIngqalasizindanot assessed

    Drainage, coast, port and grid condition not bound at public-safe resolution.

  4. FOOUkudla2 findings

    25% Local farms’ share of protein consumption (eggs and seafood), 2025. Reported

    Local farms 8% of fibre and 25% of protein; food from over 180 countries and regions.

  5. HLTImpilo2 findings

    3,990 cases Dengue cases in 2025, to 26 December, 2025. Reported

    Population 14.2% aged 65 or over; dengue 3,990 cases in 2025; heat series not bound.

  6. BIOUkuhlukahluka kwemvelo1 finding

    4.6% Land in terrestrial protected areas, 2025. Reported

    Forest 21.8% of land; protected land 4.6%; nature extent not bound.

Outside the six sectors: Climate forcing 3, Systemic 1.

03 · Hazard exposure

The hazards this edition reads.

The edition’s own risk objects, in its order, each read across driver, exposure, vulnerability, capacity, cascade and horizon. The hexagon marks the sectors the cascade reaches; the domain beside each is an editorial reading of its hazard words.

  • RSK-SGP-ENE-001

    Imported fuel interruption and price shock

    ReportedEQL 4

    Driver
    disruption to gas or oil flows; price spike
    Exposure
    power, petrochemicals, desalination, cold chains
    Vulnerability
    93.1% gas electricity; over 90% imported gas [8] [20]
    Capacity
    import capacity 300 MW; reserve margins not bound [9]
    Cascade
    ENE → WAT, FOO, HLT, FIN
    Horizon
    1–5 years

    No domain reading

  • RSK-SGP-CLI-002

    Heat, heavy rain and sea-level rise

    ReportedEQL 4

    Driver
    warming, intense rain, storm surge and tide
    Exposure
    low-lying coast, drainage, dense housing
    Vulnerability
    flood loss records not bound [52]
    Capacity
    coastal protection framework in 2026 [26]
    Cascade
    CLI → INF, HLT, FIN
    Horizon
    annual to 30 years

    Umkhathi nesimo sezulu

  • RSK-SGP-FOO-003

    Import dependence for food

    ReportedEQL 4

    Driver
    trade disruption; harvest failure abroad
    Exposure
    households and food service
    Vulnerability
    local share 8% of fibre and 25% of protein [27]
    Capacity
    stockpile levels not bound
    Cascade
    TRD → FOO → HLT, FIN
    Horizon
    1–5 years

    No domain reading

  • RSK-SGP-WAT-004

    Water demand growth against weather-linked supply

    ReportedEQL 3

    Driver
    demand nearly doubling by 2065; dry spells
    Exposure
    households, industry, data services
    Vulnerability
    reservoir storage not bound [52]
    Capacity
    NEWater and desalination are weather-resilient sources [24]
    Cascade
    WAT → HLT, ENE
    Horizon
    5–30 years

    No domain reading

Scenario · SCN-SGP-ENE-01

Imported-fuel interruption during a heat-stress period

Under this scenario, results describe a conditional season under stated assumptions. It is not a forecast, and no intervention described here has been carried out.

2 of 12 findings name a hazard in their text. Show them

  1. 1TRD → ENEimported gas and fuel supply tightens
  2. 2ENE → WATpower constraints reach desalination, NEWater and pumping
  3. 3ENE → FOOcold chains and logistics lose power margin
  4. 4CLI → HLTheat stress raises cooling demand and demand for care
  5. 5ENE → DATdata services and their cooling compete for power
  6. 6ENE → FINthe energy price shock reaches inflation and fiscal support

04 · Couplings

How the sectors carry risk into each other.

The Singapore matrix types the twenty couplings between the five core ezinqamula. Strengths are Nexus estimates from the cited evidence and analogue events; they set the starting graph that the Q1 2027 Foundry cut will test.

Coupling matrix, from row to column
FromWATENEFOOHLTBIO
WAT·ModerateWeakModerateModerate
ENEStrong·StrongStrongWeak
FOOWeakWeak·ModerateWeak
HLTWeakWeakWeak·Weak
BIOModerateWeakWeakModerate·

Water: 4 couplings out, 4 in; Energy: 4 couplings out, 4 in; Food: 4 couplings out, 4 in; Health: 4 couplings out, 4 in; Biodiversity: 4 couplings out, 4 in. Infrastructure is not in the coupling matrix: none of the edition matrices types it, so it carries no value.

Cascade paths, in the edition’s order

  1. TRD → ENE → WATan import interruption tightens gas supply, then constrains desalination and NEWaterExpert input
  2. ENE → FOOpower loss interrupts cold chains for food that arrives by sea and airExpert input
  3. CLI → HLTheat stress and rain-driven vector seasons raise demand on careReported
  4. CLI → INF → FINsea level, storm surge and tide reach coastal assets and public budgetsReported
  5. ENE → DATpower constraints reach data and communications services, a sub-sector that used 6,609 GWh in 2025Expert input

05 · Findings

Every finding of Singapore.

Search, filter by sector, system or status, and sort. The address bar keeps the view, so a filtered list can be shared. Every row opens the finding at its source.

All 12 findings

Findings of Singapore
IDEditionSector or systemIsimoStatement
CLI-001SingaporeCLI Climate forcing ReportedNet greenhouse-gas emissions reported to the UNFCCC were 58.59 Mt CO₂e in 2022, up from 58.29 Mt CO₂e in 2021 and 53.87 Mt CO₂e in 2020; the government projects a peak near 61.9 Mt around 2028.
CLI-002SingaporeCLI Climate forcing ReportedSingapore’s second NDC sets 45 to 50 Mt CO₂e for 2035, conditional on technological maturity and international cooperation; Climate Action Tracker rates the effort highly insufficient in an assessment last updated 28 August 2024.
ENE-003SingaporeENE Amandla ReportedNatural gas supplied 93.1% of electricity in 2025 and solar 2.7%; solar supplied 4.2% in the first half of 2026.
ENE-004SingaporeENE Amandla ReportedOver 90% of electricity is generated from imported natural gas; net oil and gas imports are about 7% of GDP; 39% of petroleum oil imports and 26% of gas imports in 2025 came from countries bordering the Strait of Hormuz.
FOO-005SingaporeFOO Ukudla ReportedLocal farms supplied about 8% of fibre and 25% of protein consumption in 2025, against 2035 targets of 20% and 30%.
FOO-006SingaporeFOO Ukudla ReportedSingapore sourced food from over 180 countries and regions in 2025.
CLI-007SingaporeCLI Climate forcing ReportedThe 2025 annual mean temperature was 28.1 °C, with 29 days of high heat stress and a record-wet March; sea level may rise by up to 1.15 m by 2100 and, with storm surge and tide, reach up to 5 m above today’s mean.
HLT-008SingaporeHLT Impilo ReportedPeople aged 65 or over were 14.2% of the population in 2025, and total fertility was 0.97 births per woman in 2024.
HLT-009SingaporeHLT Impilo ReportedSingapore recorded 3,990 dengue cases in 2025, to 26 December.
BIO-010SingaporeBIO Ukuhlukahluka kwemvelo ReportedForest covered 21.8% of land in 2024 and terrestrial protected areas 4.6% in 2025, against a global target of 30% by 2030.
WAT-011SingaporeWAT Amanzi ReportedSingapore uses about 440 million gallons of water a day, expected to almost double by 2065, and holds 106 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person.
SYS-012SingaporeSYS Systemic Expert inputThe leading compound pathway for 2027 testing is an interruption to imported fuel during a heat-stress period that strains power, desalination, cold chains and data services together.

06 · Editions and calendar

The desks’ editions for Singapore.

The desks’ editions for Singapore
DeskEditionStateIdentifier
GCRI Systems EvidenceSingapore 2026Drafted, in stewardship reviewNR-COUNTRY-SGP-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0
GRF Public DeliberationPublic Deliberation: Singapore 2026In preparation
GRA Capital ReadinessCapital Readiness: Singapore 2026In preparation
Standards ProgressNo edition in the 2026 Baseline cycleNot in this cycle
Academy CapabilityNo edition in the 2026 Baseline cycleNot in this cycle
Index MeasurementMeasurement: Singapore 2026In preparation

Calendar · 2026 Baseline

  1. 01Call opensset by the editor
  2. 02Contribution closeset by the editor
  3. 03Evidence close30 September 2026
  4. 04Desk review and releaseset by the editor
  5. 05Collection compilationset by the editor
  6. 06Collection releaseset by the editor
  7. 07Ukulungiswaafter release, as needed

Evidence cut NQ-SGP-2026-Q0-1. Next cycles: Q1 2027, Q2 2027, Q3 2027, Q4 2027; their dates are set by the editor.

07 · Take part

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Corrections log

Versions and corrections
VersionDateStateChangeNotice
NR-COUNTRY-SGP-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0October 2026DRAFTBaseline Edition 2026, inaugural annual edition,none
Data gaps3What the repository does not hold yet, and the source proposed for each
Data gaps and proposed sources
GapShown here asProposed source
Exposure values per hazard (people, assets, hectares)the edition’s own risk objects, without valuesthe Index country profile once the Index releases values, risksindex.com/sgp/
The NHS-1 hazard types and their assignment to this edition’s risk objectsan editorial reading of the hazard wordsthe NHS-1 type assignment through the Registry
Infrastructure in the coupling matrixInfrastructure marked not assessedan Infrastructure row and column in the edition matrix at the next cut
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