Philippines vs Taiwan: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Philippines
-26.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
-30.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Philippines rank
75th
Taiwan rank
76th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Philippines
- Taiwan
How they compare
Philippines currently reports -26.96 terawatt-hours against -30.1 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 3.14 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 75th and Taiwan ranks 76th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0719 terawatt-hours | -0.5728 terawatt-hours | 0.5009 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.1123 terawatt-hours | 0.5175 terawatt-hours | 0.4052 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.954 terawatt-hours | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 8 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 15.01 terawatt-hours | 12.16 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.12 terawatt-hours | 14.43 terawatt-hours | 11.31 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 13.28 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | 9.99 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
| 2020s | 9.37 terawatt-hours | -16.39 terawatt-hours | 25.76 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Philippines or Taiwan?
- Philippines, at -26.96 terawatt-hours against -30.1 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Philippines and Taiwan?
- 3.14 terawatt-hours, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Taiwan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Philippines ranks 75th 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.