Russia vs Taiwan: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Russia
-53.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
-30.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia rank
78th
Taiwan rank
76th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Russia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports -30.1 terawatt-hours against -53.07 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 22.97 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 78th and Taiwan ranks 76th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -3.75 terawatt-hours | 11.83 terawatt-hours | 15.58 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | -110.29 terawatt-hours | 15.01 terawatt-hours | 125.3 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | -11.42 terawatt-hours | 14.43 terawatt-hours | 25.86 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | -8.1 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | 11.38 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | -0.4083 terawatt-hours | -16.39 terawatt-hours | 15.98 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Russia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at -30.1 terawatt-hours against -53.07 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Russia and Taiwan?
- 22.97 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Taiwan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Taiwan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Russia ranks 78th 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.