Japan vs Taiwan: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Japan
-47.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
-30.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
77th
Taiwan rank
76th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports -30.1 terawatt-hours against -47.9 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 17.8 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 77th and Taiwan ranks 76th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.61 terawatt-hours | -0.5728 terawatt-hours | 41.19 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | -14.62 terawatt-hours | 0.5175 terawatt-hours | 15.13 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 29.33 terawatt-hours | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 20.38 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 15.98 terawatt-hours | 15.01 terawatt-hours | 0.9702 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 15.1 terawatt-hours | 14.43 terawatt-hours | 0.6661 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 17.56 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | 14.28 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | -25.32 terawatt-hours | -16.39 terawatt-hours | 8.93 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Japan or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at -30.1 terawatt-hours against -47.9 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Japan and Taiwan?
- 17.8 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Japan ranks 77th and Taiwan ranks 76th of 78 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 change in primary energy from coal. 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.