Taiwan vs USSR: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Taiwan
2.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
2.32 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Taiwan rank
46th
USSR rank
44th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Taiwan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.14 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
Taiwan ranks 46th and USSR ranks 44th of 79 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.213 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4422 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2292 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.4064 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9103 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5039 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 2.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8159 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, Taiwan or USSR?
- USSR, at 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Taiwan as of 1984.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Taiwan and USSR?
- 0.14 kilowatt-hours per person, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Taiwan and USSR rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Taiwan ranks 46th and USSR ranks 44th 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.