Taiwan vs USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Taiwan
30.7%
in 2025
USSR
12.5%
in 1984
Taiwan rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Taiwan
- USSR
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 30.7% against 12.5% in USSR, a difference of 18.2%.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 2.4 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
Taiwan ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 68 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 9.3% | 2.5% | USSR |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 6.3% | 0.9% | USSR |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Taiwan or USSR?
- Taiwan, at 30.7% against 12.5% in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Taiwan and USSR?
- 18.2%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do Taiwan and USSR rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Taiwan ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 68 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 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.