Kazakhstan vs Taiwan, China: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Kazakhstan
42.83 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Taiwan, China
49.05 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
16th
Taiwan, China rank
14th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kazakhstan
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 49.05 kilowatt-hours per person against 42.83 kilowatt-hours per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 6.22 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 16th and Taiwan, China ranks 14th of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 36.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.85 kilowatt-hours per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 29.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.91 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 38.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 50.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 39.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 49.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.11 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Kazakhstan or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 49.05 kilowatt-hours per person against 42.83 kilowatt-hours per person in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Kazakhstan and Taiwan, China?
- 6.22 kilowatt-hours per person, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Taiwan, China?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Taiwan, China rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 16th and Taiwan, China ranks 14th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.