Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan
Taiwan: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.18 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 31.0%
World rank
46th
of 79 countries
All-time high
6 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2014
All-time low
0.1895 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1967
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan peaked at 6 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1895 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1967.
Taiwan ranks 46th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.197 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.1966 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1895 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2718 kilowatt-hours per person | +43.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2101 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1934 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2044 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2353 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2155 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2926 kilowatt-hours per person | +35.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3215 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2568 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.254 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7515 kilowatt-hours per person | +195.9% |
| 1979 | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +78.2% |
| 1980 | 1.54 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 2.02 kilowatt-hours per person | +31.3% |
| 1982 | 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 3.28 kilowatt-hours per person | +37.8% |
| 1984 | 4.09 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.8% |
| 1985 | 4.76 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 4.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 5.29 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 4.83 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 4.46 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 5.18 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 5.37 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 5.24 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.14 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.22 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.56 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 5.33 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 5.43 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.57 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 5.65 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 5.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.65 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.74 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 5.71 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.84 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.82 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.88 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.91 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.98 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.83 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.98 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.24 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 4.7 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 3.49 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 4.17 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 4.87 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 4.77 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 4.21 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 3.16 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person | -31.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +195.9% | 0.254 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7515 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1979 | +78.2% | 0.7515 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.213 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1895 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2718 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.4064 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1934 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 43 Poland 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 44 USSR 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Argentina 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 North Macedonia 2.05 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Malaysia 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 49 Colombia 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Taiwan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 0.4% (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 0.8% (2024)
- Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 0.5% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 0.3% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% (2024)
- Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan was 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1895 kilowatt-hours per person in 1967.
- How does Taiwan rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Taiwan ranks 46th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.