Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Taiwan, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0.7% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Taiwan peaked at 0.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Taiwan ranks 91st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Taiwan?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Taiwan was 0.7% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Taiwan ranks 91st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.