Denmark vs Taiwan: Primary energy from renewables
Denmark
48.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
40.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
37th
Taiwan rank
40th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Denmark
- Taiwan
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 48.68 terawatt-hours against 40.58 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 8.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
Denmark ranks 37th and Taiwan ranks 40th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0238 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 2.94 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.0251 terawatt-hours | 4.08 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.275 terawatt-hours | 5 terawatt-hours | 4.72 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 3.68 terawatt-hours | 6.41 terawatt-hours | 2.72 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 13.82 terawatt-hours | 9.38 terawatt-hours | 4.44 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 29.98 terawatt-hours | 13.72 terawatt-hours | 16.27 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 45.36 terawatt-hours | 28.57 terawatt-hours | 16.79 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Denmark or Taiwan?
- Denmark, at 48.68 terawatt-hours against 40.58 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Denmark and Taiwan?
- 8.1 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Denmark ranks 37th and Taiwan ranks 40th 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.