Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Taiwan
Taiwan: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 10,810 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Taiwan, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 10,810 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Taiwan peaked at 10,810 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,017 kilowatt-hours, in 1985.
Taiwan ranks 7th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,644 kilowatt-hours | 1,017 kilowatt-hours | 2,395 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,929 kilowatt-hours | 2,376 kilowatt-hours | 5,443 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,549 kilowatt-hours | 6,301 kilowatt-hours | 8,512 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,151 kilowatt-hours | 8,541 kilowatt-hours | 10,033 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,403 kilowatt-hours | 9,937 kilowatt-hours | 10,810 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 4 Saudi Arabia 13,097 kilowatt-hours compare
- 5 Brunei 11,994 kilowatt-hours compare
- 5 Luxembourg 191.05 kilowatt-hours compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 10,974 kilowatt-hours compare
- 8 Guam 10,132 kilowatt-hours compare
- 9 Singapore 9,684 kilowatt-hours compare
- 10 Bermuda 9,279 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Taiwan
- Gas production 0.6225 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 26.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.6225 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 26.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 13.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita 39.1% (2023)
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 23.44 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 81,206 tonnes (2022)
- Gas reserves 6.23 billion cubic meters (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Taiwan?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Taiwan was 10,810 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,810 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,017 kilowatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Taiwan rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Taiwan ranks 7th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.