Taiwan vs Thailand: Primary energy from hydropower
Taiwan
5.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
7.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan rank
43rd
Thailand rank
40th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Taiwan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 7.83 terawatt-hours against 5.5 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 2.33 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 40th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 4.08 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 1.52 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 3.83 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 5.2 terawatt-hours | 5.1 terawatt-hours | 0.1073 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 6.8 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 5.01 terawatt-hours | 5.89 terawatt-hours | 0.877 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4.33 terawatt-hours | 6.23 terawatt-hours | 1.89 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Taiwan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 7.83 terawatt-hours against 5.5 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Taiwan and Thailand?
- 2.33 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Thailand rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Taiwan ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 40th 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.