Austria vs Taiwan: Electricity as a share of primary energy
Austria
24.0%
in 2025
Taiwan
24.4%
in 2025
Austria rank
8th
Taiwan rank
6th
Electricity as a share of primary energy over time
- Austria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 24.4% against 24.0% in Austria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 8th and Taiwan ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 14.8% | 3.3% | Austria |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.9% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 18.5% | 0.3% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.7% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.9% | 0.3% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity as a share of primary energy, Austria or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 24.4% against 24.0% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity as a share of primary energy between Austria and Taiwan?
- 0.4%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Taiwan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Taiwan rank globally for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Austria ranks 8th and Taiwan ranks 6th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.