Total electricity output in Taiwan
Taiwan: Total electricity output was 254,990 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Taiwan, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Taiwan stood at 254,990 GWh.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Taiwan peaked at 256,904 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88,398 GWh, in 1990.
That places Taiwan 18th out of 228 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126,033 GWh | 88,398 GWh | 165,582 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 213,603 GWh | 180,552 GWh | 239,188 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 250,251 GWh | 243,935 GWh | 256,904 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Taiwan?
- Total electricity output in Taiwan was 254,990 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 256,904 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,398 GWh in 1990.
- How does Taiwan rank for total electricity output?
- Taiwan ranks 18th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants