Country position on nuclear weapons in Taiwan
Taiwan: Country position on nuclear weapons was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0
World rank
12th
of 246 countries
All-time high
1
in 1967
All-time low
0
in 1938
Years of data
86
1938–2023
Country position on nuclear weapons in Taiwan, 1938–2023
Source: Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country position on nuclear weapons in Taiwan is 0, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 86 years on record.
Over the whole period, country position on nuclear weapons in Taiwan peaked at 1 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1938.
That places Taiwan 12th out of 246 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Country position on nuclear weapons in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 1 | — |
| 1968 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 10 Iran 2 compare
- 11 Syria 1 compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0
- 12 Aland Islands 0
- 12 Albania 0
- 12 Algeria 0 compare
- 12 American Samoa 0
- 12 Andorra 0
- 12 Angola 0
- 12 Anguilla 0
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 12 Argentina 0 compare
- 12 Armenia 0
- 12 Aruba 0
- 12 Australia 0 compare
- 12 Austria 0
- 12 Azerbaijan 0
- 12 Bahamas 0
- 12 Bahrain 0
- 12 Bangladesh 0
- 12 Barbados 0
- 12 Belarus 0
- 12 Belgium 0
- 12 Belize 0
- 12 Benin 0
- 12 Bermuda 0
- 12 Bhutan 0
- 12 Bolivia 0
- 12 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 12 Botswana 0
- 12 Bouvet Island 0
- 12 Brazil 0 compare
- 12 British Indian Ocean Territory 0
- 12 British Virgin Islands 0
- 12 Brunei 0
- 12 Bulgaria 0
- 12 Burkina Faso 0
- 12 Burundi 0
- 12 Cambodia 0
- 12 Cameroon 0
- 12 Canada 0
- 12 Cape Verde 0
- 12 Cayman Islands 0
- 12 Central African Republic 0
- 12 Chad 0
- 12 Chile 0
- 12 Christmas Island 0
- 12 Cocos Islands 0
- 12 Colombia 0
- 12 Comoros 0
- 12 Congo 0
- 12 Cook Islands 0
- 12 Costa Rica 0
- 12 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 12 Croatia 0
- 12 Cuba 0
- 12 Curacao 0
- 12 Cyprus 0
- 12 Czechia 0
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 12 Denmark 0
- 12 Djibouti 0
- 12 Dominica 0
- 12 Dominican Republic 0
- 12 East Timor 0
- 12 Ecuador 0
- 12 Egypt 0 compare
- 12 El Salvador 0
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 12 Eritrea 0
- 12 Estonia 0
- 12 Eswatini 0
- 12 Ethiopia 0
- 12 Falkland Islands 0
- 12 Faroe Islands 0
- 12 Fiji 0
- 12 Finland 0
- 12 French Guiana 0
- 12 French Polynesia 0
- 12 French Southern Territories 0
- 12 Gabon 0
- 12 Gambia 0
- 12 Georgia 0
- 12 Germany 0 compare
- 12 Ghana 0
- 12 Gibraltar 0
- 12 Greece 0
- 12 Greenland 0
- 12 Grenada 0
- 12 Guadeloupe 0
- 12 Guam 0
- 12 Guatemala 0
- 12 Guernsey 0
- 12 Guinea 0
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 12 Guyana 0
- 12 Haiti 0
- 12 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0
- 12 Honduras 0
- 12 Hong Kong 0
- 12 Hungary 0
- 12 Iceland 0
- 12 Indonesia 0 compare
- 12 Iraq 0 compare
- 12 Ireland 0
- 12 Isle of Man 0
- 12 Italy 0 compare
- 12 Jamaica 0
- 12 Japan 0 compare
- 12 Jersey 0
- 12 Jordan 0
- 12 Kazakhstan 0
- 12 Kenya 0
- 12 Kiribati 0
- 12 Kuwait 0
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 12 Laos 0
- 12 Latvia 0
- 12 Lebanon 0
- 12 Lesotho 0
- 12 Liberia 0
- 12 Libya 0 compare
- 12 Liechtenstein 0
- 12 Lithuania 0
- 12 Luxembourg 0
- 12 Macao 0
- 12 Madagascar 0
- 12 Malawi 0
- 12 Malaysia 0
- 12 Maldives 0
- 12 Mali 0
- 12 Malta 0
- 12 Marshall Islands 0
- 12 Martinique 0
- 12 Mauritania 0
- 12 Mauritius 0
- 12 Mayotte 0
- 12 Mexico 0
- 12 Micronesia (country) 0
- 12 Moldova 0
- 12 Monaco 0
- 12 Mongolia 0
- 12 Montenegro 0
- 12 Montserrat 0
- 12 Morocco 0
- 12 Mozambique 0
- 12 Myanmar 0
- 12 Namibia 0
- 12 Nauru 0
- 12 Nepal 0
- 12 Netherlands 0
- 12 New Caledonia 0
- 12 New Zealand 0
- 12 Nicaragua 0
- 12 Niger 0
- 12 Nigeria 0
- 12 Niue 0
- 12 Norfolk Island 0
- 12 North Macedonia 0
- 12 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 12 Norway 0 compare
- 12 Oman 0
- 12 Palau 0
- 12 Palestine 0
- 12 Panama 0
- 12 Papua New Guinea 0
- 12 Paraguay 0
- 12 Peru 0
- 12 Philippines 0
- 12 Pitcairn 0
- 12 Poland 0
- 12 Portugal 0
- 12 Puerto Rico 0
- 12 Qatar 0
- 12 Reunion 0
- 12 Romania 0 compare
- 12 Rwanda 0
- 12 Saint Barthelemy 0
- 12 Saint Helena 0
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 12 Saint Lucia 0
- 12 Saint Martin (French Part) 0
- 12 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 12 Samoa 0
- 12 San Marino 0
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 12 Saudi Arabia 0
- 12 Senegal 0
- 12 Serbia 0 compare
- 12 Seychelles 0
- 12 Sierra Leone 0
- 12 Singapore 0
- 12 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
- 12 Slovakia 0
- 12 Slovenia 0
- 12 Solomon Islands 0
- 12 Somalia 0
- 12 South Africa 0 compare
- 12 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0
- 12 South Korea 0 compare
- 12 South Sudan 0
- 12 Spain 0
- 12 Sri Lanka 0
- 12 Sudan 0
- 12 Suriname 0
- 12 Sweden 0 compare
- 12 Switzerland 0 compare
- 12 Tajikistan 0
- 12 Tanzania 0
- 12 Thailand 0
- 12 Togo 0
- 12 Tokelau 0
- 12 Tonga 0
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 12 Tunisia 0
- 12 Turkey 0
- 12 Turkmenistan 0
- 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 12 Tuvalu 0
- 12 Uganda 0
- 12 Ukraine 0
- 12 United Arab Emirates 0
- 12 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 12 Uruguay 0
- 12 Uzbekistan 0
- 12 Vanuatu 0
- 12 Vatican 0
- 12 Venezuela 0
- 12 Vietnam 0
- 12 Wallis and Futuna 0
- 12 Western Sahara 0
- 12 Yemen 0
- 12 Zambia 0
- 12 Zimbabwe 0
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Frequently asked questions
- What is country position on nuclear weapons in Taiwan?
- Country position on nuclear weapons in Taiwan was 0 in 2023, according to Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest country position on nuclear weapons recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1967.
- What is the lowest country position on nuclear weapons recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1938.
- How does Taiwan rank for country position on nuclear weapons?
- Taiwan ranks 12th out of 246 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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