Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Taiwan
Taiwan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was -11.76 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Taiwan, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Taiwan stood at -11.76 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 755.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Taiwan peaked at 85.25 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -22.37 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Taiwan 186th out of 194 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.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 17.63 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 1974 | 38.42 % change on previous year | -689.5% |
| 1975 | 11.82 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 1976 | -18.61 % change on previous year | -257.5% |
| 1977 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1978 | 85.25 % change on previous year | -2381.5% |
| 1979 | 42.69 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 1980 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1981 | 38.96 % change on previous year | +1753.6% |
| 1982 | 15.62 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1983 | 33.69 % change on previous year | +115.7% |
| 1984 | 21.27 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1985 | 19.85 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1986 | -4.77 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1987 | 16.82 % change on previous year | -453.0% |
| 1988 | -8.57 % change on previous year | -150.9% |
| 1989 | -5.64 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1990 | 18.37 % change on previous year | -425.6% |
| 1991 | -0.182 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 1992 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -1879.1% |
| 1993 | -4.84 % change on previous year | -249.4% |
| 1994 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -179.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8706 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 1996 | 6.07 % change on previous year | +597.5% |
| 1997 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 1998 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -274.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3249 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6689 % change on previous year | +105.9% |
| 2001 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -845.6% |
| 2002 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -197.6% |
| 2003 | -0.5461 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 2004 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -464.5% |
| 2005 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +57.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2392 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2007 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +979.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5711 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 2009 | 0.673 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +157.6% |
| 2011 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0202 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2013 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -13902.8% |
| 2014 | -0.4128 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 2015 | -10.66 % change on previous year | +2482.1% |
| 2016 | -5.66 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 2017 | -22.37 % change on previous year | +295.4% |
| 2018 | 16.26 % change on previous year | -172.7% |
| 2019 | 18.73 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2020 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 2021 | -2.97 % change on previous year | +47.5% |
| 2022 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -280.5% |
| 2023 | -6.37 % change on previous year | -219.0% |
| 2024 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 2025 | -11.76 % change on previous year | -755.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +13902.8% | -0.0202 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -2482.1% | -0.4128 % change on previous year | -10.66 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +2381.5% | -3.74 % change on previous year | 85.25 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +1879.1% | -0.182 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +1753.6% | 2.1 % change on previous year | 38.96 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.87 % change on previous year | -18.61 % change on previous year | 85.25 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.93 % change on previous year | -8.57 % change on previous year | 38.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.94 % change on previous year | -4.84 % change on previous year | 18.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9199 % change on previous year | -4.99 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2044 % change on previous year | -22.37 % change on previous year | 18.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.66 % change on previous year | -11.76 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- 185 Uruguay -11.65 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Namibia -13.51 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Serbia -14.09 % change on previous year compare
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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)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 11.3 tonnes per person (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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Taiwan?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Taiwan was -11.76 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 85.25 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.37 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Taiwan rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Taiwan ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.