Japan vs Taiwan: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Japan
1.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
1.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
15th
Taiwan rank
16th
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.79 terawatt-hours against 1.69 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Taiwan ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 16th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0036 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0036 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.3391 terawatt-hours | 0.0787 terawatt-hours | 0.2604 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.4028 terawatt-hours | 0.1106 terawatt-hours | 0.2922 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.897 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 0.8214 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan, at 1.79 terawatt-hours against 1.69 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Japan and Taiwan?
- 0.1 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Japan ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 16th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.