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