Colombia vs Taiwan: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Colombia
1,724 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Taiwan
2,180 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
50th
Taiwan rank
47th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Colombia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 2,180 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia, a difference of 456 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
Colombia ranks 50th and Taiwan ranks 47th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 213 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 405.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 406.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 679.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,706 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,027 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 881.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,324 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,442 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 976.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,685 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,219 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,914 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1,491 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,725 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,234 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Colombia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 2,180 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,724 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Colombia and Taiwan?
- 456 kilowatt-hours per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Colombia ranks 50th and Taiwan ranks 47th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.