Fossil fuels in Taiwan
Taiwan: Fossil fuels was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
68th
of 220 countries
All-time high
41.34
in 1967
All-time low
0
in 2001
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Fossil fuels in Taiwan, 1900–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fossil fuels in Taiwan stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 125 years on record.
Over the whole period, fossil fuels in Taiwan peaked at 41.34 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Taiwan 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuels in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.3419 | — |
| 1901 | 0.5373 | +57.1% |
| 1902 | 0.7897 | +47.0% |
| 1903 | 0.6594 | -16.5% |
| 1904 | 0.6757 | +2.5% |
| 1905 | 0.7734 | +14.5% |
| 1906 | 0.8385 | +8.4% |
| 1907 | 1.1 | +31.1% |
| 1908 | 1.25 | +14.1% |
| 1909 | 1.5 | +19.5% |
| 1910 | 1.89 | +26.1% |
| 1911 | 2.08 | +9.9% |
| 1912 | 2.27 | +9.4% |
| 1913 | 2.62 | +15.4% |
| 1914 | 2.82 | +7.5% |
| 1915 | 3.11 | +10.4% |
| 1916 | 4.25 | +36.6% |
| 1917 | 5.52 | +29.9% |
| 1918 | 6.58 | +19.2% |
| 1919 | 8.92 | +35.6% |
| 1920 | 9.35 | +4.7% |
| 1921 | 8.45 | -9.6% |
| 1922 | 10.97 | +29.8% |
| 1923 | 11.76 | +7.3% |
| 1924 | 12.26 | +4.2% |
| 1925 | 13.64 | +11.3% |
| 1926 | 14.58 | +6.9% |
| 1927 | 15.12 | +3.7% |
| 1928 | 12.9 | -14.7% |
| 1929 | 12.46 | -3.4% |
| 1930 | 13.02 | +4.5% |
| 1931 | 11.58 | -11.1% |
| 1932 | 11.03 | -4.7% |
| 1933 | 12.48 | +13.1% |
| 1934 | 12.38 | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 13 | +5.0% |
| 1936 | 14.2 | +9.2% |
| 1937 | 15.9 | +12.0% |
| 1938 | 17.9 | +12.6% |
| 1939 | 21.32 | +19.1% |
| 1940 | 23.13 | +8.5% |
| 1941 | 23.49 | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 18.81 | -19.9% |
| 1943 | 18.92 | +0.6% |
| 1944 | 13.46 | -28.9% |
| 1945 | 6.47 | -51.9% |
| 1946 | 8.54 | +31.9% |
| 1947 | 10.65 | +24.7% |
| 1948 | 13.43 | +26.1% |
| 1949 | 13.14 | -2.2% |
| 1950 | 11.44 | -12.9% |
| 1951 | 13.49 | +17.9% |
| 1952 | 18.61 | +38.0% |
| 1953 | 19.48 | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 17.2 | -11.7% |
| 1955 | 19.2 | +11.6% |
| 1956 | 20.59 | +7.2% |
| 1957 | 23.74 | +15.3% |
| 1958 | 25.9 | +9.1% |
| 1959 | 29.01 | +12.0% |
| 1960 | 32.25 | +11.2% |
| 1961 | 34.49 | +6.9% |
| 1962 | 37.07 | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 39.16 | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 40.93 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 41.14 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 40.83 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 41.34 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 40.82 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 37.81 | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 36.41 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 33.35 | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 31.86 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 27.09 | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 23.89 | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 25.57 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 26.34 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 24.06 | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 23.48 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 22.14 | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 19.22 | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 18.26 | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 17.8 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 16.7 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 14.98 | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 13.85 | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 12.84 | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 11.09 | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 9.07 | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 5.81 | -35.9% |
| 1990 | 3.5 | -39.8% |
| 1991 | 2.98 | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 2.48 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 2.43 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.11 | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 1.74 | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 1.09 | -37.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7342 | -32.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5859 | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6823 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6156 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 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 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -100.0% | 0.6156 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8467 | 0.3419 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.01 | 1.89 | 8.92 | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.15 | 8.45 | 15.12 | 10 |
| 1930s | 14.28 | 11.03 | 21.32 | 10 |
| 1940s | 15 | 6.47 | 23.49 | 10 |
| 1950s | 19.87 | 11.44 | 29.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.59 | 32.25 | 41.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.42 | 22.14 | 36.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.96 | 5.81 | 19.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 | 0.5859 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0616 | 0 | 0.6156 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 65 Nepal 0.02 compare
- 66 Argentina 0.015 compare
- 67 Armenia 0.0002 compare
- 68 Algeria 0 compare
- 68 American Samoa 0
- 68 Angola 0
- 68 Antarctica 0
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 68 Aruba 0
- 68 Austria 0 compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0
- 68 Bahamas 0
- 68 Bahrain 0
- 68 Barbados 0
- 68 Belarus 0
- 68 Belgium 0 compare
- 68 Belize 0
- 68 Benin 0
- 68 Bermuda 0
- 68 Bolivia 0
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0
- 68 Brunei 0
- 68 Burkina Faso 0
- 68 Burundi 0 compare
- 68 Cameroon 0
- 68 Cape Verde 0
- 68 Cayman Islands 0
- 68 Central African Republic 0
- 68 Chad 0
- 68 Comoros 0
- 68 Congo 0
- 68 Cook Islands 0
- 68 Costa Rica 0
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 68 Croatia 0 compare
- 68 Cuba 0
- 68 Cyprus 0
- 68 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 68 Denmark 0 compare
- 68 Djibouti 0
- 68 Dominica 0
- 68 Dominican Republic 0
- 68 East Timor 0
- 68 Ecuador 0
- 68 Egypt 0 compare
- 68 El Salvador 0
- 68 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 68 Eritrea 0
- 68 Estonia 0
- 68 Falkland Islands 0
- 68 Faroe Islands 0
- 68 Fiji 0
- 68 Finland 0
- 68 France 0 compare
- 68 French Guiana 0
- 68 French Polynesia 0
- 68 Gabon 0
- 68 Gambia 0
- 68 Ghana 0
- 68 Gibraltar 0
- 68 Greenland 0 compare
- 68 Grenada 0
- 68 Guadeloupe 0
- 68 Guam 0
- 68 Guatemala 0
- 68 Guinea 0
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 68 Guyana 0
- 68 Haiti 0
- 68 Honduras 0
- 68 Hong Kong 0
- 68 Iceland 0
- 68 Iraq 0
- 68 Ireland 0 compare
- 68 Israel 0
- 68 Italy 0 compare
- 68 Jamaica 0
- 68 Jordan 0
- 68 Kenya 0
- 68 Kiribati 0
- 68 Kuwait 0
- 68 Latvia 0
- 68 Lebanon 0
- 68 Lesotho 0 compare
- 68 Liberia 0
- 68 Libya 0
- 68 Lithuania 0
- 68 Luxembourg 0
- 68 Macao 0
- 68 Madagascar 0 compare
- 68 Maldives 0
- 68 Mali 0
- 68 Malta 0
- 68 Martinique 0
- 68 Mauritania 0
- 68 Mauritius 0
- 68 Micronesia (country) 0
- 68 Moldova 0
- 68 Montserrat 0
- 68 Morocco 0 compare
- 68 Namibia 0
- 68 Nauru 0
- 68 Netherlands 0 compare
- 68 Netherlands Antilles 0
- 68 New Caledonia 0
- 68 Nicaragua 0
- 68 Niue 0
- 68 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 68 Oman 0
- 68 Palestine 0
- 68 Panama 0
- 68 Papua New Guinea 0
- 68 Paraguay 0
- 68 Portugal 0 compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 0
- 68 Qatar 0
- 68 Reunion 0
- 68 Rwanda 0
- 68 Saint Helena 0
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 68 Saint Lucia 0
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 68 Samoa 0
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 68 Saudi Arabia 0
- 68 Senegal 0
- 68 Seychelles 0
- 68 Sierra Leone 0
- 68 Singapore 0
- 68 Slovakia 0 compare
- 68 Solomon Islands 0
- 68 Somalia 0
- 68 South Sudan 0
- 68 Spain 0 compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 0
- 68 Sudan 0
- 68 Suriname 0
- 68 Sweden 0 compare
- 68 Switzerland 0
- 68 Syria 0
- 68 Togo 0
- 68 Tonga 0
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 68 Tunisia 0 compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 0
- 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 68 Tuvalu 0
- 68 Uganda 0
- 68 United Arab Emirates 0
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 68 Uruguay 0
- 68 Vanuatu 0
- 68 Western Sahara 0
- 68 Yemen 0
More energy & mining data for Taiwan
- 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)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Oil consumption, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuels in Taiwan?
- Fossil fuels in Taiwan was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuels recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.34 in 1967.
- What is the lowest fossil fuels recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Taiwan rank for fossil fuels?
- Taiwan ranks 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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