India vs Taïwan: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
India
1.5%
in 2025
Taïwan
0.8%
in 2025
India rank
28th
Taïwan rank
31st
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- India
- Taïwan
How they compare
India currently reports 1.5% against 0.8% in Taïwan, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Taïwan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taïwan ahead.
India ranks 28th and Taïwan ranks 31st of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Taïwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Taïwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | India |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Taïwan |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 16.4% | 15.7% | Taïwan |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 14.5% | 13.6% | Taïwan |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 10.2% | 9.0% | Taïwan |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 8.3% | 6.8% | Taïwan |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 4.6% | 3.1% | Taïwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, India or Taïwan?
- India, at 1.5% against 0.8% in Taïwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between India and Taïwan?
- 0.7%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Taïwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Taïwan rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- India ranks 28th and Taïwan 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.