Japan vs Taiwan: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Japan
2.7%
in 2025
Taiwan
2.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
39th
Taiwan rank
41st
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
Japan ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 41st of 110 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Japan and Taiwan?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Japan ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 41st of 110 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 from solar and wind. 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.