Iran vs Taiwan: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Iran
0.4%
in 2025
Taiwan
0.8%
in 2025
Iran rank
32nd
Taiwan rank
31st
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Iran
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.8% against 0.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.9 times Iran's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 31st of 216 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 16.4% | 16.4% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 14.5% | 14.5% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 10.2% | 10.2% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 8.3% | 7.8% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 4.6% | 4.1% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Iran or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.8% against 0.4% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Iran and Taiwan?
- 0.4%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Iran ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 31st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. 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.