South Africa vs Taiwan: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
South Africa
15.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Taiwan
15.41 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa rank
4th
Taiwan rank
5th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Africa
- Taiwan
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.41 kilowatt-hours per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.23 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 4th and Taiwan ranks 5th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.02 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 15.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.7 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 19.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.75 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 18.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.25 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 19.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 18.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.6 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 15.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, South Africa or Taiwan?
- South Africa, at 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.41 kilowatt-hours per person in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between South Africa and Taiwan?
- 0.23 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Taiwan rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- South Africa ranks 4th and Taiwan ranks 5th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.