Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Taiwan
Taiwan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy was -31.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Taiwan, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Taiwan is -31.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 149.0% on the previous year and down 149.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Taiwan peaked at 202.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -31.3%, in 2025.
That places Taiwan 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.9% | — |
| 1967 | -1.0% | -135.0% |
| 1968 | 46.7% | -4702.2% |
| 1969 | -21.0% | -145.0% |
| 1970 | -6.1% | -70.8% |
| 1971 | 7.9% | -228.7% |
| 1972 | 17.6% | +123.5% |
| 1973 | -6.5% | -137.0% |
| 1974 | 38.4% | -689.5% |
| 1975 | 11.8% | -69.2% |
| 1976 | -18.6% | -257.5% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -105.1% |
| 1978 | 202.0% | +21000.4% |
| 1979 | 81.9% | -59.5% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | -79.3% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | +98.5% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | -40.8% |
| 1983 | 40.0% | +100.8% |
| 1984 | 26.7% | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | -32.8% |
| 1986 | -5.7% | -131.6% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | -464.5% |
| 1988 | -7.9% | -138.2% |
| 1989 | -6.6% | -16.4% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -357.8% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -72.9% |
| 1992 | -1.5% | -131.6% |
| 1993 | -0.9% | -37.8% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -362.1% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -42.8% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +399.9% |
| 1997 | -3.3% | -148.1% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -179.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -33.3% |
| 2001 | -6.2% | -505.6% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -249.0% |
| 2003 | -1.0% | -110.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -284.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -104.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -3764.8% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -101.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -4415.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -33.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +54.2% |
| 2012 | -2.3% | -266.1% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -227.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -79.1% |
| 2015 | -12.5% | -2134.7% |
| 2016 | -10.1% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | -25.5% | +153.9% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -176.7% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | -2.2% | -112.7% |
| 2021 | -7.5% | +247.9% |
| 2022 | -5.7% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | -14.8% | +159.9% |
| 2024 | -12.6% | -15.2% |
| 2025 | -31.3% | +149.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +21000.4% | 1.0% | 202.0% |
| 1968 | +4702.2% | -1.0% | 46.7% |
| 2009 | +4415.2% | -0.0% | 1.3% |
| 2007 | +3764.8% | -0.1% | 2.7% |
| 2015 | -2134.7% | 0.6% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | -21.0% | 46.7% | 4 |
| 1970s | 32.9% | -18.6% | 202.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | -7.9% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -3.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -6.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -25.5% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.3% | -31.3% | -2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More climate change data for Taiwan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 0.4% (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 0.8% (2024)
- Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 0.5% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 0.3% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% (2024)
- Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Taiwan?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy in Taiwan was -31.3% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 202.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.3% in 2025.
- How does Taiwan rank for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Taiwan ranks 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 149.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.