OECD (EI) vs Taiwan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower

OECD (EI)
-3.7%
in 2025
Taiwan
30.7%
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
2nd
Taiwan rank
2nd

Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time

  • OECD (EI)
  • Taiwan
-50-250255075196619952025

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 30.7% against -3.7% in OECD (EI), a difference of 34.4%.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 8.3 times OECD (EI)'s.

The two have swapped places 37 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was OECD (EI) ahead.

OECD (EI) ranks 2nd and Taiwan ranks 2nd of 3 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, OECD (EI) averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD (EI) Taiwan Difference Ahead
1960s 4.0% 6.9% 2.9% Taiwan
1970s 3.0% 5.4% 2.4% Taiwan
1980s 0.6% 3.8% 3.1% Taiwan
1990s 1.6% 5.1% 3.5% Taiwan
2000s -0.2% -0.9% 0.7% OECD (EI)
2010s 0.6% 6.4% 5.7% Taiwan
2020s -0.7% 7.0% 7.8% Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, OECD (EI) or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 30.7% against -3.7% in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between OECD (EI) and Taiwan?
34.4%, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (EI) and Taiwan?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do OECD (EI) and Taiwan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
OECD (EI) ranks 2nd and Taiwan ranks 2nd of 3 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 percentage change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
73 places, 4,007 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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