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 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,017 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 1,412 kilowatt-hours | +38.9% |
| 1987 | 1,445 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1,951 kilowatt-hours | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 2,395 kilowatt-hours | +22.8% |
| 1990 | 2,376 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 2,797 kilowatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 3,005 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 3,489 kilowatt-hours | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 3,773 kilowatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 4,106 kilowatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 4,350 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 4,746 kilowatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 5,206 kilowatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 5,443 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 6,301 kilowatt-hours | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 6,532 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6,864 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 7,296 kilowatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 7,642 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7,953 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 8,268 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 8,512 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 8,263 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 7,865 kilowatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 8,541 kilowatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 8,707 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 8,604 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8,603 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,917 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9,047 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9,388 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 10,033 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 10,017 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9,648 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 9,937 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 10,507 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 10,348 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 10,265 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 10,548 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 10,810 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +38.9% | 1,017 kilowatt-hours | 1,412 kilowatt-hours |
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
More energy & mining data for Taiwan
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate 0.5874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate 19.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Oil consumption, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
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 214 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 41 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.