Electricity generation per person in Taiwan
Taiwan: Electricity generation per person was 12,478 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation 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
The most recent figure for electricity generation per person in Taiwan is 12,478 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Taiwan peaked at 12,478 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,839 kilowatt-hours, in 1985.
That places Taiwan 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 3,466 kilowatt-hours | 2,839 kilowatt-hours | 4,117 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 6,007 kilowatt-hours | 4,379 kilowatt-hours | 7,614 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,538 kilowatt-hours | 8,277 kilowatt-hours | 10,567 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,088 kilowatt-hours | 10,638 kilowatt-hours | 11,646 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,251 kilowatt-hours | 11,832 kilowatt-hours | 12,478 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 10 Bhutan 13,897 kilowatt-hours compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 13,386 kilowatt-hours compare
- 12 United States 13,015 kilowatt-hours compare
- 14 South Korea 12,090 kilowatt-hours compare
- 15 Brunei 12,016 kilowatt-hours compare
- 16 Guam 11,085 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 per person in Taiwan?
- Electricity generation per person in Taiwan was 12,478 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 per person recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 12,478 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,839 kilowatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Taiwan rank for electricity generation per person?
- Taiwan ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.