Denmark vs Taiwan: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Denmark
0.7145 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
0.7525 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
45th
Taiwan rank
44th
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Denmark
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.7525 terawatt-hours against 0.7145 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 0.038 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Taiwan ahead.
Denmark ranks 45th and Taiwan ranks 44th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.096 terawatt-hours | 0.3956 terawatt-hours | 0.2996 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.5879 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | 1.41 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Denmark or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.7525 terawatt-hours against 0.7145 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Denmark and Taiwan?
- 0.038 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Taiwan rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Denmark ranks 45th and Taiwan ranks 44th of 79 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 Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.