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
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 43rd of 76 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.
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
- 40 Venezuela 2.57 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 41 Poland 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 42 Argentina 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 44 North Macedonia 2.05 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Malaysia 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Colombia 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Taiwan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.5% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions 0.7% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 10.09 billion tonnes (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 43rd out of 76 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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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.