Taiwan vs USSR: Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source
Taiwan
15,405 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
14,290 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Taiwan rank
5th
USSR rank
8th
Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source over time
- Taiwan
- USSR
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 15,405 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,290 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 1,115 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Taiwan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 8th of 79 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,487 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,301 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,814 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 1,697 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,414 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,718 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 2,917 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,577 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,660 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per capita by source, Taiwan or USSR?
- Taiwan, at 15,405 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,290 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per capita by source between Taiwan and USSR?
- 1,115 kilowatt-hours per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Taiwan and USSR rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per capita by source?
- Taiwan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 8th of 79 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 Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source. 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.