Singapore vs Taiwan, China: Per capita electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Singapore
9,684 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan, China
10,810 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Singapore rank
9th
Taiwan, China rank
7th
Per capita electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Singapore
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 10,810 kilowatt-hours against 9,684 kilowatt-hours in Singapore, a difference of 1,126 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 9th and Taiwan, China ranks 7th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,351 kilowatt-hours | 7,549 kilowatt-hours | 801.94 kilowatt-hours | Singapore |
| 2010s | 8,864 kilowatt-hours | 9,151 kilowatt-hours | 286.38 kilowatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 9,577 kilowatt-hours | 10,403 kilowatt-hours | 826.04 kilowatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Singapore or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 10,810 kilowatt-hours against 9,684 kilowatt-hours in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Singapore and Taiwan, China?
- 1,126 kilowatt-hours, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Taiwan, China?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Taiwan, China rank globally for per capita electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Singapore ranks 9th and Taiwan, China ranks 7th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.