Electricity generation per person in Taiwan

Taiwan: Electricity generation per person was 12,478 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12,478 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 214 countries
All-time high
12,478 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
2,839 kilowatt-hours
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Electricity generation per person in Taiwan, 1985–2025

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1985200520251985: 2.8k kilowatt-hours1986: 3.1k kilowatt-hours1987: 3.5k kilowatt-hours1988: 3.8k kilowatt-hours1989: 4.1k kilowatt-hours1990: 4.4k kilowatt-hours1991: 4.8k kilowatt-hours1992: 5.0k kilowatt-hours1993: 5.4k kilowatt-hours1994: 5.8k kilowatt-hours1995: 6.2k kilowatt-hours1996: 6.5k kilowatt-hours1997: 6.9k kilowatt-hours1998: 7.4k kilowatt-hours1999: 7.6k kilowatt-hours2000: 8.3k kilowatt-hours2001: 8.4k kilowatt-hours2002: 8.8k kilowatt-hours2003: 9.2k kilowatt-hours2004: 9.6k kilowatt-hours2005: 10.0k kilowatt-hours2006: 10.3k kilowatt-hours2007: 10.6k kilowatt-hours2008: 10.3k kilowatt-hours2009: 9.9k kilowatt-hours2010: 10.6k kilowatt-hours2011: 10.8k kilowatt-hours2012: 10.7k kilowatt-hours2013: 10.8k kilowatt-hours2014: 11.1k kilowatt-hours2015: 11.0k kilowatt-hours2016: 11.2k kilowatt-hours2017: 11.4k kilowatt-hours2018: 11.6k kilowatt-hours2019: 11.6k kilowatt-hours2020: 11.8k kilowatt-hours2021: 12.4k kilowatt-hours2022: 12.3k kilowatt-hours2023: 12.1k kilowatt-hours2024: 12.4k kilowatt-hours2025: 12.5k kilowatt-hours

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Bhutan 13,897 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 11 Saudi Arabia 13,386 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 12 United States 13,015 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 14 South Korea 12,090 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 15 Brunei 12,016 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 16 Guam 11,085 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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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

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.