Taiwan vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from hydropower
Taiwan
5.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
5.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan rank
67th
United Kingdom rank
66th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 5.55 terawatt-hours against 5.51 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Taiwan ranks 67th and United Kingdom ranks 66th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 1.24 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 4.08 terawatt-hours | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 0.0902 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 4.45 terawatt-hours | 0.4505 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 5.2 terawatt-hours | 4.73 terawatt-hours | 0.4702 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours | 0.765 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 5.01 terawatt-hours | 5.41 terawatt-hours | 0.4 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 4.33 terawatt-hours | 5.8 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Taiwan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 5.55 terawatt-hours against 5.51 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 0.04 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Taiwan ranks 67th and United Kingdom ranks 66th 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 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 in terawatt-hours.