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China
Taiwan
HISTORY
Crude oil > Production 4.42 million bbl/day
Ranked 4th. 204 times more than Taiwan
21,680 bbl/day
Ranked 74th.

Crude oil > Proved reserves 25.58 billion bbl
Ranked 12th. 10748 times more than Taiwan
2.38 million bbl
Ranked 90th.
Electricity > Consumption 4.69 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Taiwan
242.2 billion kWh
Ranked 6th.

Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 2,584.88 kWh per capita
Ranked 13th.
9,593.64 kWh per capita
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption by petroleum refineries 32.27 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Taiwan
3.25 billion kWh
Ranked 12th.

Electricity > Installed generating capacity 1.15 billion kW
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Taiwan
48.75 million kW
Ranked 3rd.

Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 848.45 kW
Ranked 5th.
2,112.97 kW
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than China
Electricity > Production 4.94 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Taiwan
252.2 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Electricity > Production > Per capita 2,594.65 kWh per capita
Ranked 13th.
10,201.39 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture 18.38 million ton
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Taiwan
806,000 ton
Ranked 21st.

Oil > Consumption 8.2 million bbl/day
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Taiwan
834,000 bbl/day
Ranked 3rd.

Oil > Consumption > Per capita 5.73 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 45th.
41.26 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than China

Oil > Production 3.99 million bbl/day
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Taiwan
276,800 bbl/day
Ranked 34th.

Oil > Production > Per capita 2.8 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Taiwan
0.464 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 89th.

Oil > Reserves 18.26 billion barrels
Ranked 15th. 6297 times more than Taiwan
2.9 million barrels
Ranked 85th.
Coal > Consumption 1.31 billion
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Taiwan
52.9 million
Ranked 5th.
Coal > Production 2.2 billion ton
Ranked 1st. 26563 times more than Taiwan
83,000 ton
Ranked 47th.

Natural gas > Consumption 147.1 billion cu m
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Taiwan
16.37 billion cu m
Ranked 23th.

Hydroelectricity > Consumption 278.52
Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than Taiwan
6.83
Ranked 51st.
Electricity > Consumption by households 282.48 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Taiwan
42.3 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Exports 27,000 ton
Ranked 50th.
366,000 ton
Ranked 23th. 14 times more than China

Oil > Exports 388,000 bbl/day
Ranked 12th. 28% more than Taiwan
303,000 bbl/day
Ranked 3rd.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport 31.6 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Taiwan
3.52 million ton
Ranked 33th.

Natural gas > Proved reserves 3.52 trillion cu m
Ranked 10th. 565 times more than Taiwan
6.23 billion cu m
Ranked 83th.

Electricity > From other renewable sources 7.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Taiwan
6.9% of total installed capacity
Ranked 5th.

Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts 42,287 Megawatts
Ranked 2nd. 81 times more than Taiwan
519 Megawatts
Ranked 24th.
Natural gas > Production None None
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes > Per capita 0.237 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than China
Refined petroleum products > Consumption 9.79 million bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Taiwan
786,100 bbl/day
Ranked 23th.
Crude oil > Proved reserves per capita 18.95 bbl
Ranked 52nd. 186 times more than Taiwan
0.102 bbl
Ranked 92nd.
Crude oil > Imports per thousand people 3.77 bbl/day
Ranked 6th.
38.48 bbl/day
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than China
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 1,386.2
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Taiwan
97.8
Ranked 21st.
Refined petroleum products > Consumption per thousand people 7.28 bbl/day
Ranked 126th.
34.07 bbl/day
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than China
Oil > Imports 4.39 million bbl/day
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Taiwan
876,300 bbl/day
Ranked 1st.

Electricity > Exports 17.65 billion kWh
Ranked 10th.
0.0
Ranked 32nd.

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 8.71 billion Mt
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Taiwan
293.3 million Mt
Ranked 23th.

Coal > Total known > Reserves 114.5 billion ton
Ranked 3rd. 658 times more than Taiwan
174 million ton
Ranked 29th.

Crude oil > Production per thousand people 3.27 bbl/day
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Taiwan
0.933 bbl/day
Ranked 87th.

Bagasse > Production 29.84 million ton
Ranked 4th. 31 times more than Taiwan
962,000 ton
Ranked 33th.

Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 1.2%
Ranked 31st.
22.6%
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than China
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy per capita 6.48 Mt
Ranked 69th.
12.71 Mt
Ranked 25th. 96% more than China

Nuclear energy > Consumption 25.9 terawatt-hours
Ranked 14th.
39.6 terawatt-hours
Ranked 12th. 53% more than China
Electricity > Imports 6.87 billion kWh
Ranked 24th.
0.0
Ranked 41st.

Crude oil > Exports 50,650 bbl/day
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 12th.

Electricity > From nuclear fuels 1.1% of total installed capacity
Ranked 2nd.
10.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport 8.93 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 298 times more than Taiwan
30,000 ton
Ranked 41st.

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 444.18 kWh per capita
Ranked 131st.
4,307.35 kWh per capita
Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Imports 532,000 ton
Ranked 71st. 25 times more than Taiwan
21,000 ton
Ranked 175th.

Natural gas > Imports 42.5 billion cu m
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Taiwan
15.9 billion cu m
Ranked 19th.

Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes 308.6
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Taiwan
41.5
Ranked 20th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Per capita 2.13 per 10 million people
Ranked 74th.
2.98 per 10 million people
Ranked 60th. 40% more than China
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry and construction 16.96 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 129 times more than Taiwan
131,000 ton
Ranked 67th.

Electricity > Consumption by households > Per capita 216.54 kWh per capita
Ranked 130th.
1,847.83 kWh per capita
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than China

Coal > Recoverable > Reserves 62.2 billion ton
Ranked 2nd. 62200 times more than Taiwan
1,000,000 ton
Ranked 52nd.

Crude oil > Imports 5.07 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Taiwan
885,900 bbl/day
Ranked 12th.

Electricity > From fossil fuels 69.5% of total installed capacity
Ranked 6th.
77.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 5th. 11% more than China

Oil > Proved > Reserves 20.35 billion bbl
Ranked 12th. 7268 times more than Taiwan
2.8 million bbl
Ranked 92nd.

Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily 6,684
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Taiwan
877
Ranked 20th.
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 80.2%
Ranked 107th. 12% more than Taiwan
71.4%
Ranked 115th.
Electricity > Net inland availability > Per capita 1,679.48 kWh per capita
Ranked 96th.
8,687.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers 43.54 million ton
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Taiwan
1.19 million ton
Ranked 29th.

Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption for non-energy uses 9.23 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Taiwan
432,000 ton
Ranked 31st.

Electricity > Nuclear > Production 53.09 billion kWh
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Taiwan
39.97 billion kWh
Ranked 13th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by households and other consumers 421,000 ton
Ranked 11th.
427,000 ton
Ranked 10th. 1% more than China

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 13.41 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Taiwan
2.01 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport > Per capita 24.23 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
153.71 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 38.48 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
159.73 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than China

Coal > Changes in stocks > Per capita 11.16 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
43.63 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than China

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in inland and coastal waterways 6.48 million ton
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than Taiwan
108,000 ton
Ranked 25th.

Refined petroleum products > Imports 1.57 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Taiwan
304,700 bbl/day
Ranked 3rd.

Refined petroleum products > Production per thousand people 6.69 bbl/day
Ranked 5th.
39.88 bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than China
Crude oil > Exports per thousand people 0.0377 bbl/day
Ranked 7th.
0.0
Ranked 12th.
Natural gas > Consumption > Per capita 53,341.83 cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
494,337.6 cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 9 times more than China

Electricity > Thermal > Production 2.05 trillion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Taiwan
179.47 billion kWh
Ranked 13th.

Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement -5,783,000 ton
Ranked 196th. 73% more than Taiwan
-3,343,000 ton
Ranked 192nd.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry 50.19 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Taiwan
3.66 million ton
Ranked 32nd.

Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants 3.67 million ton
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Taiwan
132,000 ton
Ranked 43th.

Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 1,202.31 kWh per capita
Ranked 51st.
4,341.76 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers 579.44 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Taiwan
98.61 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by households 295,956 Terajoules
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Taiwan
38,083 Terajoules
Ranked 31st.

Electricity > Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita 210.77 kWh per capita
Ranked 29th.
569.18 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China

Electricity > Consumption in agriculture 87.63 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Taiwan
2.49 billion kWh
Ranked 24th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption for non-energy uses 1.04 million ton
Ranked 2nd.
1.26 million ton
Ranked 1st. 22% more than China

Electricity > Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita 24.74 kWh per capita
Ranked 39th.
141.91 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than China

Coal > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 337.32 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Taiwan
334.8 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Electricity > Net > Production 2.33 trillion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Taiwan
216.54 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by industry and construction 13.2 million ton
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Taiwan
4.51 million ton
Ranked 9th.

Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers 191.04 million m³
Ranked 2nd. 3238 times more than Taiwan
59,000 m³
Ranked 115th.

Electricity > Gross inland availability > Per capita 1,778.93 kWh per capita
Ranked 106th.
9,458.26 kWh per capita
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than China

Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 446,000 ton
Ranked 2nd. 446 times more than Taiwan
1,000 ton
Ranked 61st.

Electricity > Hydro > Production 397.02 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Taiwan
7.91 billion kWh
Ranked 38th.

Coal > Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita 53.27 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.
145.71 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China

Coal > Consumption by other industries and construction 316.04 million ton
Ranked 1st. 103 times more than Taiwan
3.07 million ton
Ranked 15th.

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 24.26 million ton
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Taiwan
7.84 million ton
Ranked 17th.

Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport 20.22 million ton
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Taiwan
7.84 million ton
Ranked 17th.

Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 0.443 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 14th.
1.63 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than China

Coal > Changes in stocks 14.55 million ton
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Taiwan
999,000 ton
Ranked 9th.

Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement > Per capita -4,433.116 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 151st.
-146,018.342 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 183th. 33 times more than China

Coal > Total resources in place 114.5 billion ton
Ranked 4th. 658 times more than Taiwan
174 million ton
Ranked 35th.

Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production 2%
Ranked 30th.
18.4%
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than China
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts [17] 1
Ranked 38th.
25
Ranked 15th. 25 times more than China
Electricity > Consumption > Date of > Information 2004 2004
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 11.3
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Taiwan
8.9
Ranked 13th.
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Per $ GDP 1.91e-10 per $1
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Taiwan
1.7e-10 per $1
Ranked 35th.
Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total 8.19
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Taiwan
1.1
Ranked 20th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 11.7
Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than Taiwan
0.23
Ranked 40th.
Coal > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 34.4
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Taiwan
1.3
Ranked 13th.
Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours 2,187
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Taiwan
218
Ranked 16th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 74.2
Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than Taiwan
1.5
Ranked 40th.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Changes in stocks at producers 65,000 ton
Ranked 4th.
69,000 ton
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than China

Electricity > Production by source > Hydro 18.5%
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Taiwan
6%
Ranked 117th.
Coal > Net inland availability > Per capita 440.89 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Taiwan
334.8 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.

Coal > Gross inland availability > Per capita 1,644.02 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
2,593.08 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 58% more than China

Coal > Net inland availability 575.14 million ton
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than Taiwan
7.67 million ton
Ranked 13th.

Coal > Imports > Per capita 20.06 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
2,636.72 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 131 times more than China

Coal > Consumption for non-energy uses > Per capita 23.29 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Taiwan
7.51 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.

Nuclear > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 1.82
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Taiwan
1.43
Ranked 13th.
Coal > Consumption by industry and construction 440.04 million ton
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Taiwan
7.67 million ton
Ranked 11th.

Kerosene > Production from refineries > Per capita 7.72 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Taiwan
1.14 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Coal > Consumption by households and other consumers 126.94 million ton
Ranked 1st. 126945 times more than Taiwan
1,000 ton
Ranked 51st.

Kerosene > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita 0.842 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 93% more than Taiwan
0.437 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Coal > Consumption by chemical industry 69.5 million ton
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Taiwan
3.34 million ton
Ranked 4th.

Kerosene > Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita 0.345 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Taiwan
0.044 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 1.05 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 2 times more than Taiwan
0.437 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.

Bagasse > Net inland availability 29.84 million ton
Ranked 4th. 31 times more than Taiwan
962,000 ton
Ranked 24th.

Bagasse > Energy balance requirement 29.84 million ton
Ranked 4th. 31 times more than Taiwan
962,000 ton
Ranked 33th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by energy sector > Per capita 2.47 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.
39.49 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 16 times more than China

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by energy sector 3.23 million ton
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Taiwan
904,000 ton
Ranked 13th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by other consumers 414,000 ton
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Taiwan
402,000 ton
Ranked 9th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy; Energy Information Administration; World Wind Energy Association, World Wind Energy Report 2008.; BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; BP; Wikipedia: Nuclear power by country (Overview) ("Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation in 2011" . IAEA. 203-04-13 . Retrieved 2013-04-14 .); World Wind Energy Association, World Wind Energy Report 2009, 10 January 2010.; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

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