Taiwan vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from hydropower
Taiwan
5.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
5.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan rank
43rd
United Kingdom rank
44th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 5.5 terawatt-hours against 5.09 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.41 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Taiwan ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 1.24 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 4.08 terawatt-hours | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 0.0902 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 4.45 terawatt-hours | 0.4505 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 5.2 terawatt-hours | 4.73 terawatt-hours | 0.4722 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours | 0.7658 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 5.01 terawatt-hours | 5.41 terawatt-hours | 0.3998 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 4.33 terawatt-hours | 5.62 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Taiwan or United Kingdom?
- Taiwan, at 5.5 terawatt-hours against 5.09 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 0.41 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Taiwan ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 44th 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.