Sweden vs Taiwan: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Sweden
3.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
4.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden rank
24th
Taiwan rank
21st
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 4.13 terawatt-hours against 3.4 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.73 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Taiwan ahead.
Sweden ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 21st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.1165 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.03 terawatt-hours | 0.1515 terawatt-hours | 1.88 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 0.0911 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1834 terawatt-hours | 0.1872 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 2.65 terawatt-hours | 0.2796 terawatt-hours | 2.37 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 0.7306 terawatt-hours | 2.4 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 3.85 terawatt-hours | 2.1 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Sweden or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 4.13 terawatt-hours against 3.4 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Sweden and Taiwan?
- 0.73 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Sweden ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 21st of 77 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 renewables. 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.