Colombia vs Taiwan: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
1.72 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Taiwan
2.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
49th
Taiwan rank
46th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.46 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 49th and Taiwan ranks 46th of 79 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 | 0.2298 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.213 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0168 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.4052 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4064 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0012 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.6791 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.882 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.9768 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.91 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Taiwan?
- 0.46 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 49th and Taiwan ranks 46th of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.