South Korea vs Taiwan: Primary energy from hydropower
South Korea
3.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
5.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
46th
Taiwan rank
43rd
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- South Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 5.5 terawatt-hours against 3.81 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 1.69 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
South Korea ranks 46th and Taiwan ranks 43rd of 77 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 1.96 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 1.61 terawatt-hours | 4.08 terawatt-hours | 2.47 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 2.33 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 3.43 terawatt-hours | 5.2 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.54 terawatt-hours | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 0.388 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 3.32 terawatt-hours | 5.01 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 3.72 terawatt-hours | 4.33 terawatt-hours | 0.6176 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, South Korea or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 5.5 terawatt-hours against 3.81 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between South Korea and Taiwan?
- 1.69 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- South Korea ranks 46th and Taiwan ranks 43rd of 77 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 hydropower. 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.