Denmark vs Taiwan: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions

Denmark
-1.6%
in 2024
Taiwan
-1.8%
in 2024
Denmark rank
183rd
Taiwan rank
184th

Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Denmark
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports -1.6% against -1.8% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 55 times across 128 shared years of data; in 1897 it was Taiwan ahead.

Denmark ranks 183rd and Taiwan ranks 184th of 215 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Taiwan Difference Ahead
1890s 6.8% 464.1% 457.3% Taiwan
1900s 4.7% 21.6% 16.9% Taiwan
1910s 1.1% 20.0% 18.9% Taiwan
1920s 7.7% 4.3% 3.3% Denmark
1930s 1.0% 6.0% 5.0% Taiwan
1940s 2.1% -0.8% 3.0% Denmark
1950s 4.8% 10.2% 5.4% Taiwan
1960s 8.7% 9.1% 0.4% Taiwan
1970s 0.7% 11.4% 10.7% Taiwan
1980s -2.2% 4.6% 6.8% Taiwan
1990s 2.5% 6.1% 3.6% Taiwan
2000s -1.5% 2.1% 3.6% Taiwan
2010s -4.3% 0.9% 5.1% Taiwan
2020s -1.6% -0.9% 0.8% Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Denmark or Taiwan?
Denmark, at -1.6% against -1.8% in Taiwan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Denmark and Taiwan?
0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Taiwan?
128 years are reported by both, from 1897 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Taiwan rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
Denmark ranks 183rd and Taiwan ranks 184th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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

Indicator
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 22,456 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.