Taiwan, China vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy from solar
Taiwan, China
15.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
18.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan, China rank
23rd
United Arab Emirates rank
21st
Primary energy from solar over time
- Taiwan, China
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 18.2 terawatt-hours against 15.98 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, China, a difference of 2.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan, China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Taiwan, China ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 80 countries.
Taiwan, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan, China | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0014 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 0.6671 terawatt-hours | 0.4675 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 11.67 terawatt-hours | 11.04 terawatt-hours | 0.6291 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Taiwan, China or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 18.2 terawatt-hours against 15.98 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Taiwan, China and United Arab Emirates?
- 2.22 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan, China and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan, China and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Taiwan, China ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.