Italy vs Taiwan: Electricity generation

Italy
264.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
288.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
21st
Taiwan rank
18th

Electricity generation over time

  • Italy
  • Taiwan
100200300198520052025

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 288.39 terawatt-hours against 264.7 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 23.69 terawatt-hours.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 18th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Taiwan Difference Ahead
1980s 198.75 terawatt-hours 69.48 terawatt-hours 129.27 terawatt-hours Italy
1990s 233.89 terawatt-hours 129.26 terawatt-hours 104.63 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 290.37 terawatt-hours 217.42 terawatt-hours 72.95 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 288.66 terawatt-hours 260.41 terawatt-hours 28.25 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 272.71 terawatt-hours 286.41 terawatt-hours 13.69 terawatt-hours Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation, Italy or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 288.39 terawatt-hours against 264.7 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation between Italy and Taiwan?
23.69 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Italy and Taiwan rank globally for electricity generation?
Italy ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.