Egypt vs Taiwan: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy
Egypt
3.1%
in 2025
Taiwan
4.3%
in 2025
Egypt rank
65th
Taiwan rank
63rd
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Egypt
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 4.3% against 3.1% in Egypt, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.
Egypt ranks 65th and Taiwan ranks 63rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 3.3% | 2.7% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 17.7% | 14.3% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 15.3% | 12.7% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 11.0% | 8.9% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 9.3% | 7.7% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 6.9% | 4.3% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from low-carbon energy, Egypt or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 4.3% against 3.1% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from low-carbon energy between Egypt and Taiwan?
- 1.2%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Taiwan rank globally for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Egypt ranks 65th and Taiwan ranks 63rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.