Italy vs Taiwan, China: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Italy
-9.4%
in 2025
Taiwan, China
-7.8%
in 2025
Italy rank
58th
Taiwan, China rank
55th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Italy
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports -7.8% against -9.4% in Italy, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 58th and Taiwan, China ranks 55th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | -1.6% | 4.9% | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 13.5% | 10.2% | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | -1.8% | 8.2% | 10.0% | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 4.5% | 3.5% | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | -5.4% | 0.8% | 6.2% | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | -13.1% | -3.9% | 9.2% | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Italy or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at -7.8% against -9.4% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Italy and Taiwan, China?
- 1.6%, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan, China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Taiwan, China rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Italy ranks 58th and Taiwan, China ranks 55th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.