South Africa vs Taiwan: Annual change in primary energy from oil
South Africa
6.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
10.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa rank
19th
Taiwan rank
16th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- South Africa
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 10.38 terawatt-hours against 6.7 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 3.68 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 19th and Taiwan ranks 16th of 79 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.99 terawatt-hours | 6.47 terawatt-hours | 0.5265 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1970s | 4.48 terawatt-hours | 15.8 terawatt-hours | 11.33 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 5.81 terawatt-hours | 10.3 terawatt-hours | 4.5 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 6.18 terawatt-hours | 17.74 terawatt-hours | 11.56 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 2.86 terawatt-hours | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 3.42 terawatt-hours | -1.9 terawatt-hours | 5.31 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | -8.38 terawatt-hours | -8.07 terawatt-hours | 0.3145 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, South Africa or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 10.38 terawatt-hours against 6.7 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between South Africa and Taiwan?
- 3.68 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Taiwan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- South Africa ranks 19th and Taiwan ranks 16th of 79 groups.
- 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 oil. 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.