Japan vs Taiwan, China: Electricity generation from oil per person
Japan
206.25 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan, China
200.32 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
76th
Taiwan, China rank
77th
Electricity generation from oil per person over time
- Japan
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Japan currently reports 206.25 kilowatt-hours against 200.32 kilowatt-hours in Taiwan, China, a difference of 5.93 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 76th and Taiwan, China ranks 77th of 210 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,642 kilowatt-hours | 564.58 kilowatt-hours | 1,077 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,954 kilowatt-hours | 1,284 kilowatt-hours | 670.46 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,304 kilowatt-hours | 878.53 kilowatt-hours | 425.31 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 869.96 kilowatt-hours | 408.14 kilowatt-hours | 461.82 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 247.5 kilowatt-hours | 194.05 kilowatt-hours | 53.45 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil per person, Japan or Taiwan, China?
- Japan, at 206.25 kilowatt-hours against 200.32 kilowatt-hours in Taiwan, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil per person between Japan and Taiwan, China?
- 5.93 kilowatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan, China?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taiwan, China rank globally for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Japan ranks 76th and Taiwan, China ranks 77th 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 oil per person. 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 per person.