Spain vs Taiwan: Fossil fuel consumption
Spain
1,074 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
1,134 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
25th
Taiwan rank
23rd
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Spain
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1,134 terawatt-hours against 1,074 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 60 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 25th and Taiwan ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 336.59 terawatt-hours | 75.54 terawatt-hours | 261.06 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 605.16 terawatt-hours | 178.41 terawatt-hours | 426.75 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 784.66 terawatt-hours | 326.48 terawatt-hours | 458.18 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 978.6 terawatt-hours | 644.01 terawatt-hours | 334.59 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 1,381 terawatt-hours | 1,044 terawatt-hours | 336.29 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 1,170 terawatt-hours | 1,198 terawatt-hours | 27.09 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1,038 terawatt-hours | 1,167 terawatt-hours | 128.55 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Spain or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1,134 terawatt-hours against 1,074 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Spain and Taiwan?
- 60 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Taiwan rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
- Spain ranks 25th and Taiwan ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.