Saudi Arabia vs Chinese Taipei: Primary energy from solar per person

Saudi Arabia
525.93 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Chinese Taipei
691.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
30th
Chinese Taipei rank
28th

Primary energy from solar per person over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Chinese Taipei
0200400600196519952025

How they compare

Chinese Taipei currently reports 691.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 525.93 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 165.25 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Chinese Taipei has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 30th and Chinese Taipei ranks 28th of 80 countries.

Chinese Taipei has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Chinese Taipei Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person β€”
1970s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person β€”
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person β€”
1990s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person β€”
2000s 0.0051 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0866 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0815 kilowatt-hours per person Chinese Taipei
2010s 2.16 kilowatt-hours per person 48.03 kilowatt-hours per person 45.88 kilowatt-hours per person Chinese Taipei
2020s 166.29 kilowatt-hours per person 500.2 kilowatt-hours per person 333.91 kilowatt-hours per person Chinese Taipei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Saudi Arabia or Chinese Taipei?
Chinese Taipei, at 691.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 525.93 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Saudi Arabia and Chinese Taipei?
165.25 kilowatt-hours per person, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Chinese Taipei?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and Chinese Taipei rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
Saudi Arabia ranks 30th and Chinese Taipei ranks 28th of 80 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 solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy from solar 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.