South Africa vs Taiwan, China: Primary energy from renewables
South Africa
33.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan, China
40.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa rank
43rd
Taiwan, China rank
41st
Primary energy from renewables over time
- South Africa
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 40.58 terawatt-hours against 33.63 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 6.95 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Taiwan, China has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 43rd and Taiwan, China ranks 41st of 80 countries.
Taiwan, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0288 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 1970s | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 4.08 terawatt-hours | 2.97 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 5 terawatt-hours | 3.54 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 6.41 terawatt-hours | 5.09 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 3.33 terawatt-hours | 9.38 terawatt-hours | 6.05 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 7.79 terawatt-hours | 13.72 terawatt-hours | 5.93 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 25.25 terawatt-hours | 28.57 terawatt-hours | 3.31 terawatt-hours | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, South Africa or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 40.58 terawatt-hours against 33.63 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between South Africa and Taiwan, China?
- 6.95 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Taiwan, China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Taiwan, China rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- South Africa ranks 43rd and Taiwan, China ranks 41st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables. 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.