Mexico vs Taiwan: Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables
Mexico
1.4%
in 2025
Taiwan
0.8%
in 2025
Mexico rank
29th
Taiwan rank
31st
Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables over time
- Mexico
- Taiwan
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.4% against 0.8% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.7 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
Mexico ranks 29th 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 | Mexico | 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 | 1.3% | 14.5% | 13.1% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 10.2% | 8.6% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 8.3% | 6.8% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 4.6% | 3.0% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables, Mexico or Taiwan?
- Mexico, at 1.4% against 0.8% in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables between Mexico and Taiwan?
- 0.6%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Taiwan rank globally for share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables?
- Mexico ranks 29th 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 Share of primary energy that comes from 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.