France vs Taiwan: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
France
-6.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
-4.78 million tonnes
in 2024
France rank
205th
Taiwan rank
203rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- France
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports -4.78 million tonnes against -6.11 million tonnes in France, a difference of 1.33 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 78 times across 214 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Taiwan ahead.
France ranks 205th and Taiwan ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, France averaged higher in 15 and Taiwan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 48,446 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 48,446 tonnes | France |
| 1820s | 351,744 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 351,744 tonnes | France |
| 1830s | 549,600 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 549,600 tonnes | France |
| 1840s | 581,477 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 581,477 tonnes | France |
| 1850s | 1.76 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 2.20 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.06 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 2.13 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 3.15 million tonnes | 8,061 tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 2.98 million tonnes | 40,670 tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | France |
| 1910s | -3.40 million tonnes | 242,190 tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 11.81 million tonnes | 128,240 tonnes | 11.69 million tonnes | France |
| 1930s | -3.97 million tonnes | 298,982 tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 3.44 million tonnes | -270,889 tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 3.33 million tonnes | 651,879 tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 18.42 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 16.89 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 8.95 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | -13.46 million tonnes | 3.92 million tonnes | 17.38 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.16 million tonnes | 9.30 million tonnes | 8.14 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | -4.17 million tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | 8.67 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | -5.51 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 7.68 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | -10.43 million tonnes | -2.47 million tonnes | 7.96 million tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, France or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at -4.78 million tonnes against -6.11 million tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between France and Taiwan?
- 1.33 million tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Taiwan?
- 214 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2024.
- How do France and Taiwan rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- France ranks 205th and Taiwan ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.