Coal reserves in Taiwan
Taiwan: Coal reserves was 999,998 tonnes in 2023. ▬ Flat
Coal reserves in Taiwan, 2008–2023
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, coal reserves in Taiwan stood at 999,998 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal reserves in Taiwan peaked at 999,998 tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 999,998 tonnes, in 2008.
That places Taiwan 85th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Coal reserves in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 999,998 tonnes | — |
| 2009 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 999,998 tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 999,998 tonnes | 999,998 tonnes | 999,998 tonnes | 2 |
| 2010s | 999,998 tonnes | 999,998 tonnes | 999,998 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 999,998 tonnes | 999,998 tonnes | 999,998 tonnes | 4 |
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- 87 Angola 0 tonnes
- 87 Antarctica 0 tonnes
- 87 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes
- 87 Aruba 0 tonnes
- 87 Austria 0 tonnes
- 87 Azerbaijan 0 tonnes
- 87 Bahamas 0 tonnes
- 87 Bahrain 0 tonnes
- 87 Barbados 0 tonnes
- 87 Belarus 0 tonnes
- 87 Belize 0 tonnes
- 87 Benin 0 tonnes
- 87 Bermuda 0 tonnes
- 87 Bhutan 0 tonnes
- 87 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes
- 87 Brunei 0 tonnes
- 87 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes
- 87 Burundi 0 tonnes
- 87 Cambodia 0 tonnes
- 87 Cameroon 0 tonnes
- 87 Cape Verde 0 tonnes
- 87 Cayman Islands 0 tonnes
- 87 Chad 0 tonnes
- 87 Comoros 0 tonnes
- 87 Congo 0 tonnes
- 87 Cook Islands 0 tonnes
- 87 Costa Rica 0 tonnes
- 87 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes
- 87 Croatia 0 tonnes
- 87 Cuba 0 tonnes
- 87 Cyprus 0 tonnes
- 87 Denmark 0 tonnes
- 87 Djibouti 0 tonnes
- 87 Dominica 0 tonnes
- 87 Dominican Republic 0 tonnes
- 87 East Timor 0 tonnes
- 87 El Salvador 0 tonnes
- 87 Equatorial Guinea 0 tonnes
- 87 Eritrea 0 tonnes
- 87 Estonia 0 tonnes
- 87 Ethiopia 0 tonnes
- 87 Falkland Islands 0 tonnes
- 87 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes
- 87 Fiji 0 tonnes
- 87 Finland 0 tonnes
- 87 French Guiana 0 tonnes
- 87 French Polynesia 0 tonnes
- 87 Gabon 0 tonnes
- 87 Gambia 0 tonnes
- 87 Ghana 0 tonnes
- 87 Gibraltar 0 tonnes
- 87 Grenada 0 tonnes
- 87 Guadeloupe 0 tonnes
- 87 Guam 0 tonnes
- 87 Guatemala 0 tonnes
- 87 Guinea 0 tonnes
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes
- 87 Guyana 0 tonnes
- 87 Haiti 0 tonnes
- 87 Honduras 0 tonnes
- 87 Hong Kong 0 tonnes
- 87 Iceland 0 tonnes
- 87 Iraq 0 tonnes
- 87 Israel 0 tonnes
- 87 Jamaica 0 tonnes
- 87 Jordan 0 tonnes
- 87 Kenya 0 tonnes
- 87 Kiribati 0 tonnes
- 87 Kuwait 0 tonnes
- 87 Latvia 0 tonnes
- 87 Lebanon 0 tonnes
- 87 Lesotho 0 tonnes
- 87 Liberia 0 tonnes
- 87 Libya 0 tonnes
- 87 Lithuania 0 tonnes
- 87 Luxembourg 0 tonnes
- 87 Macao 0 tonnes
- 87 Maldives 0 tonnes
- 87 Mali 0 tonnes
- 87 Malta 0 tonnes
- 87 Martinique 0 tonnes
- 87 Mauritania 0 tonnes
- 87 Mauritius 0 tonnes
- 87 Moldova 0 tonnes
- 87 Montserrat 0 tonnes
- 87 Nauru 0 tonnes
- 87 Netherlands Antilles 0 tonnes
- 87 Nicaragua 0 tonnes
- 87 Niue 0 tonnes
- 87 Oman 0 tonnes
- 87 Palestine 0 tonnes
- 87 Panama 0 tonnes
- 87 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes
- 87 Paraguay 0 tonnes
- 87 Puerto Rico 0 tonnes
- 87 Qatar 0 tonnes
- 87 Reunion 0 tonnes
- 87 Rwanda 0 tonnes
- 87 Saint Helena 0 tonnes
- 87 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes
- 87 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes
- 87 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes
- 87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes
- 87 Samoa 0 tonnes
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes
- 87 Saudi Arabia 0 tonnes
- 87 Senegal 0 tonnes
- 87 Seychelles 0 tonnes
- 87 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes
- 87 Singapore 0 tonnes
- 87 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes
- 87 Somalia 0 tonnes
- 87 South Sudan 0 tonnes
- 87 Sri Lanka 0 tonnes
- 87 Sudan 0 tonnes
- 87 Suriname 0 tonnes
- 87 Switzerland 0 tonnes
- 87 Syria 0 tonnes
- 87 Togo 0 tonnes
- 87 Tonga 0 tonnes
- 87 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes
- 87 Tunisia 0 tonnes
- 87 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes
- 87 United Arab Emirates 0 tonnes
- 87 United States Virgin Islands 0 tonnes
- 87 Uruguay 0 tonnes
- 87 Vanuatu 0 tonnes
- 87 Western Sahara 0 tonnes
- 87 Yemen 0 tonnes
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- 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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- Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate 0.5874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual change in primary energy use, annual growth rate 19.69 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Oil consumption, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal reserves in Taiwan?
- Coal reserves in Taiwan was 999,998 tonnes in 2023, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal reserves recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 999,998 tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal reserves recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 999,998 tonnes in 2008.
- How does Taiwan rank for coal reserves?
- Taiwan ranks 85th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coal reserves rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal reserves. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proved reserves, measured in tonnes, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information.