Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Taiwan
Taiwan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 38.55 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Taiwan, 1971–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Taiwan is 38.55 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Taiwan peaked at 50.87 terawatt-hours in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.09 terawatt-hours, in 1971.
That places Taiwan 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.09 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 3.64 terawatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 3.4 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 4.71 terawatt-hours | +38.4% |
| 1975 | 5.26 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 4.28 terawatt-hours | -18.6% |
| 1977 | 4.12 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 7.64 terawatt-hours | +85.2% |
| 1979 | 10.9 terawatt-hours | +42.7% |
| 1980 | 11.12 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 15.46 terawatt-hours | +39.0% |
| 1982 | 17.87 terawatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 23.9 terawatt-hours | +33.7% |
| 1984 | 28.98 terawatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 34.73 terawatt-hours | +19.9% |
| 1986 | 33.08 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 38.64 terawatt-hours | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 35.33 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 33.34 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 39.46 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 39.39 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 40.66 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 38.7 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 40.19 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 40.54 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 43 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 42.04 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 43.67 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 43.82 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 44.11 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 41.91 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 43.95 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 43.71 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 44.58 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 45.98 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 46.09 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.28 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 47.55 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.87 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.7 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 49.5 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 49.49 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.87 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 50.66 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.26 terawatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 42.7 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 33.15 terawatt-hours | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 38.54 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 45.76 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 44.84 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 43.51 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 45.84 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 42.92 terawatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 43.69 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 38.55 terawatt-hours | -11.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 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 | +85.2% | 4.12 terawatt-hours | 7.64 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 3.09 terawatt-hours | 10.9 terawatt-hours | 9 |
| 1980s | 27.24 terawatt-hours | 11.12 terawatt-hours | 38.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.15 terawatt-hours | 38.7 terawatt-hours | 43.82 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.3 terawatt-hours | 41.91 terawatt-hours | 47.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.46 terawatt-hours | 33.15 terawatt-hours | 50.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.23 terawatt-hours | 38.55 terawatt-hours | 45.84 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Taiwan?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Taiwan was 38.55 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.87 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 terawatt-hours in 1971.
- How does Taiwan rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Taiwan ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.