Australia vs Taiwan, China: Electricity generation from coal per person
Australia
4,536 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan, China
4,523 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Taiwan, China rank
2nd
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Australia
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4,536 kilowatt-hours against 4,523 kilowatt-hours in Taiwan, China, a difference of 13 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Taiwan, China ranks 2nd of 207 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,135 kilowatt-hours | 1,078 kilowatt-hours | 5,056 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 7,950 kilowatt-hours | 2,343 kilowatt-hours | 5,607 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 8,903 kilowatt-hours | 5,099 kilowatt-hours | 3,805 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 6,810 kilowatt-hours | 5,394 kilowatt-hours | 1,416 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 4,971 kilowatt-hours | 5,168 kilowatt-hours | 196.85 kilowatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Australia or Taiwan, China?
- Australia, at 4,536 kilowatt-hours against 4,523 kilowatt-hours in Taiwan, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Australia and Taiwan, China?
- 13 kilowatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Taiwan, China?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Taiwan, China rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Australia ranks 1st and Taiwan, China ranks 2nd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.