Ecuador vs Taiwan: Primary energy from renewables per person

Ecuador
1,640 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Taiwan
1,756 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
45th
Taiwan rank
43rd

Primary energy from renewables per person over time

  • Ecuador
  • Taiwan
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196519952025

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 1,756 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,640 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador, a difference of 116 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.

Ecuador ranks 45th and Taiwan ranks 43rd of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Taiwan Difference Ahead
1960s 54.47 kilowatt-hours per person 213 kilowatt-hours per person 158.53 kilowatt-hours per person Taiwan
1970s 77.68 kilowatt-hours per person 249.92 kilowatt-hours per person 172.24 kilowatt-hours per person Taiwan
1980s 306.01 kilowatt-hours per person 257.28 kilowatt-hours per person 48.73 kilowatt-hours per person Ecuador
1990s 516.29 kilowatt-hours per person 298.66 kilowatt-hours per person 217.62 kilowatt-hours per person Ecuador
2000s 602.16 kilowatt-hours per person 411.21 kilowatt-hours per person 190.95 kilowatt-hours per person Ecuador
2010s 994.05 kilowatt-hours per person 583.81 kilowatt-hours per person 410.24 kilowatt-hours per person Ecuador
2020s 1,501 kilowatt-hours per person 1,225 kilowatt-hours per person 276.28 kilowatt-hours per person Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Ecuador or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 1,756 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,640 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Ecuador and Taiwan?
116 kilowatt-hours per person, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Taiwan?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
Ecuador ranks 45th and Taiwan ranks 43rd of 79 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 Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.