Share of primary energy from coal in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of primary energy from coal was 30.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from coal in Taiwan, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 30.1% for share of primary energy from coal in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Taiwan peaked at 53.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1978.
Taiwan ranks 10th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 53.2% | — |
| 1966 | 49.2% | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 45.4% | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 40.6% | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 34.9% | -14.1% |
| 1970 | 31.0% | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 21.8% | -29.8% |
| 1972 | 19.5% | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 14.8% | -24.2% |
| 1974 | 16.0% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 11.3% | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 11.0% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 12.9% | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 20.1% | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 22.7% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 23.4% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | -6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from coal in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -29.8% | 31.0% | 21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.7% | 34.9% | 53.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 11.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 14.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 21.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 32.1% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 34.3% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 30.1% | 33.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More energy & mining data for Taiwan
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gas production 0.6225 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 26.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.6225 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 26.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
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- Oil consumption, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Taiwan?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Taiwan was 30.1% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1978.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Taiwan ranks 10th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.