Russia vs Taiwan: Renewable energy

Russia
5.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
6.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia rank
36th
Taiwan rank
33rd

Renewable energy over time

  • Russia
  • Taiwan
0246196519952025

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 6.9 terawatt-hours against 5.54 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 1.36 terawatt-hours.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 36th and Taiwan ranks 33rd of 79 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Taiwan Difference Ahead
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0.1498 terawatt-hours 0.1498 terawatt-hours Taiwan
1990s 0.3848 terawatt-hours 1.2 terawatt-hours 0.8181 terawatt-hours Taiwan
2000s 3.4 terawatt-hours 5.07 terawatt-hours 1.67 terawatt-hours Taiwan
2010s 4.76 terawatt-hours 5.74 terawatt-hours 0.9778 terawatt-hours Taiwan
2020s 5.56 terawatt-hours 6.38 terawatt-hours 0.8218 terawatt-hours Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, Russia or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 6.9 terawatt-hours against 5.54 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between Russia and Taiwan?
1.36 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Taiwan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Russia and Taiwan rank globally for renewable energy?
Russia ranks 36th and Taiwan ranks 33rd of 79 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 Renewable energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.