Taiwan vs Thailand: Share of primary energy from hydropower
Taiwan
0.5%
in 2025
Thailand
0.6%
in 2025
Taiwan rank
50th
Thailand rank
48th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- Taiwan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 48th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 0.9% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, Taiwan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between Taiwan and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Thailand rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Taiwan ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 48th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.