Singapore vs Taïwan: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Singapore
9,684 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Taïwan
10,810 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Singapore rank
9th
Taïwan rank
7th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time
- Singapore
- Taïwan
How they compare
Taïwan currently reports 10,810 kilowatt-hours against 9,684 kilowatt-hours in Singapore, a difference of 1,126 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Taïwan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 9th and Taïwan ranks 7th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Taïwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Taïwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,351 kilowatt-hours | 7,549 kilowatt-hours | 801.94 kilowatt-hours | Singapore |
| 2010s | 8,864 kilowatt-hours | 9,151 kilowatt-hours | 286.38 kilowatt-hours | Taïwan |
| 2020s | 9,577 kilowatt-hours | 10,403 kilowatt-hours | 826.04 kilowatt-hours | Taïwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Singapore or Taïwan?
- Taïwan, at 10,810 kilowatt-hours against 9,684 kilowatt-hours in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Singapore and Taïwan?
- 1,126 kilowatt-hours, with Taïwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Taïwan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Taïwan rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Singapore ranks 9th and Taïwan ranks 7th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.