Taiwan vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in primary energy from gas
Taiwan
26.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
34.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- Taiwan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 34.79 terawatt-hours against 26.35 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 8.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Taiwan ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0.663 terawatt-hours | 0.6266 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 3.68 terawatt-hours | 2.29 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | -0.6581 terawatt-hours | 12.59 terawatt-hours | 13.25 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 4.95 terawatt-hours | 13.8 terawatt-hours | 8.85 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 6.19 terawatt-hours | 26.95 terawatt-hours | 20.76 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 10.79 terawatt-hours | 9.65 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 13.4 terawatt-hours | 5.59 terawatt-hours | 7.81 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, Taiwan or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 34.79 terawatt-hours against 26.35 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between Taiwan and United Arab Emirates?
- 8.44 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United Arab Emirates?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- Taiwan ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.