Germany vs Taiwan, China: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Germany
0.0%
in 2025
Taiwan, China
0.8%
in 2025
Germany rank
33rd
Taiwan, China rank
31st
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Germany
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 0.8% against 0.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 33rd and Taiwan, China ranks 31st of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan, China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 16.4% | 8.4% | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 14.5% | 2.6% | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.2% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 8.3% | 0.4% | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 4.6% | 1.9% | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Germany or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 0.8% against 0.0% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Germany and Taiwan, China?
- 0.8%, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taiwan, China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Taiwan, China rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Germany ranks 33rd and Taiwan, China ranks 31st of 212 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.