Country energy profile · Taiwan · 2025
What percentage of Taiwan’s energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied 95.7% of Taiwan’s total energy. Oil is its largest single source. That compares with a world average of 86.2%.
Oil 39.2%, natural gas 26.4%, coal 30.1% · non-fossil 4.3%.
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025 data. Site updated August 13, 2026.
Taiwan energy mix, 2025
Share of total primary energy by source
Key facts
| Fossil-fuel share | 95.7% |
| World average | 86.2% |
| Main fossil fuel | Oil |
| Change since 2010 | +6.3 pts |
| Fossil energy per person | 176.6 GJ |
| CO₂ per person | 11.0 t |
| Fossil share of electricity | 84.7% |
| World rank, fossil energy used | #23 of 80 |
Is Taiwan getting less dependent on fossil fuels?
Fossil-fuel share of total energy since 1965, with the absolute amount of fossil fuel used. Share and volume can move in opposite directions.
Fossil share vs. consumption
Left axis: % of primary energy · Right axis: exajoules (EJ)
Oil vs. gas vs. coal in Taiwan
Consumption by fuel, 1965–2025
Exajoules (EJ) per year
Total energy vs. electricity
Taiwan’s electricity has a lower fossil share than its overall energy use, because transport, heating and industry still lean heavily on oil, gas and coal.
Total energy
| Fossil share | 95.7% |
| Oil | 39.2% |
| Gas | 26.4% |
| Coal | 30.1% |
Electricity
| Fossil share | 84.7% |
| Low-carbon share | 13.5% |
| Nuclear + hydro | 3.0% |
| Wind + solar + other renewables | 10.5% |
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Taiwan's energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied about 95.7% of Taiwan's total primary energy: oil 39.2%, natural gas 26.4% and coal 30.1%. The world average is 86.2%.
What is Taiwan's main energy source?
Taiwan's largest fossil fuel is oil. Non-fossil sources make up 4.3% of its energy.
Is Taiwan reducing its dependence on fossil fuels?
Since 2010, Taiwan's fossil-fuel share of energy has risen by 6.3 percentage points, to 95.7%.
How much of Taiwan's electricity comes from fossil fuels?
About 84.7% of Taiwan's electricity came from fossil fuels in 2025, versus 95.7% of its total energy. Electricity is usually the lower-carbon of the two.
Compare with other countries
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, 2025 data (annual series back to 1965). See methodology.