Taiwan vs Venezuela: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Taiwan
-4.78 million tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
-3.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan rank
203rd
Venezuela rank
201st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Taiwan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -3.55 million tonnes against -4.78 million tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 1.24 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 69 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 203rd and Venezuela ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 9 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 197.44 tonnes | 197.44 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 7,026 tonnes | 7,026 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 8,061 tonnes | -1,952 tonnes | 10,013 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 40,670 tonnes | -1,695 tonnes | 42,365 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 242,190 tonnes | 17,378 tonnes | 224,812 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 128,240 tonnes | 180,198 tonnes | 51,958 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 298,982 tonnes | 503,564 tonnes | 204,581 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1940s | -270,889 tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 651,879 tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 1.53 million tonnes | 378,384 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 4.95 million tonnes | 753,429 tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 3.92 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | 706,023 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 9.30 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | 5.85 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 4.50 million tonnes | 904,972 tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 2.17 million tonnes | -4.67 million tonnes | 6.84 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | -2.47 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Taiwan or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -3.55 million tonnes against -4.78 million tonnes in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Taiwan and Venezuela?
- 1.24 million tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Venezuela?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do Taiwan and Venezuela rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 203rd and Venezuela ranks 201st 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.