Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Taiwan

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Taiwan in 2025 — 86.48%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10.35 pp.

2025 86.48% +1.61 pp vs 2024
World rank 79of 91
Period maximum 87.73%2017
Period minimum 76.13%2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Taiwan, 2000–2025758085902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 76.13%2001: 77.77%2002: 77.89%2003: 79.09%2004: 79.59%2005: 79.79%2006: 80.42%2007: 80.55%2008: 80.05%2009: 79.19%2010: 80.29%2011: 80.37%2012: 80.24%2013: 79.85%2014: 80.5%2015: 82.47%2016: 83.84%2017: 87.73%2018: 86.01%2019: 83.31%2020: 83.98%2021: 85.05%2022: 84.1%2023: 84.79%2024: 84.87%2025: 86.48%
Change over the period: +10.35 pp Annual average: 0.41 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Taiwan

Taiwan 86.48%
Eastern Asia computed 59.9%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Taiwan, by year Taiwan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 86.48 +1.61 pp
2024 84.87 +0.08 pp
2023 84.79 +0.69 pp
2022 84.1 −0.95 pp
2021 85.05 +1.07 pp
2020 83.98 +0.67 pp
2019 83.31 −2.7 pp
2018 86.01 −1.72 pp
2017 87.73 +3.89 pp
2016 83.84 +1.37 pp
2015 82.47 +1.97 pp
2014 80.5 +0.65 pp
2013 79.85 −0.39 pp
2012 80.24 −0.13 pp
2011 80.37 +0.08 pp
2010 80.29 +1.1 pp
2009 79.19 −0.86 pp
2008 80.05 −0.5 pp
2007 80.55 +0.13 pp
2006 80.42 +0.63 pp
2005 79.79 +0.2 pp
2004 79.59 +0.5 pp
2003 79.09 +1.2 pp
2002 77.89 +0.12 pp
2001 77.77 +1.64 pp
2000 76.13

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.