Taiwan vs Turkmenistan: CO₂ emissions per capita
Taiwan
11.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
10.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Taiwan rank
20th
Turkmenistan rank
23rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Taiwan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 11.3 tonnes per person against 10.81 tonnes per person in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.49 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 20th and Turkmenistan ranks 23rd of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1029 tonnes per person | 0.1029 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.2391 tonnes per person | 0.2391 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.495 tonnes per person | 0.4859 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.8755 tonnes per person | 0.7843 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.3756 tonnes per person | 0.9114 tonnes per person | 0.5359 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.9968 tonnes per person | 0.5734 tonnes per person | 0.4234 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.929 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.8137 tonnes per person | 3.06 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.7812 tonnes per person | 5.86 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 8.12 tonnes per person | 6.74 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 2.93 tonnes per person | 9.94 tonnes per person | 7.01 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 4.41 tonnes per person | 10.16 tonnes per person | 5.75 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 7.74 tonnes per person | 7.93 tonnes per person | 0.1947 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 11.19 tonnes per person | 8.97 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 11.81 tonnes per person | 10.27 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 11.6 tonnes per person | 11.97 tonnes per person | 0.3688 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Taiwan or Turkmenistan?
- Taiwan, at 11.3 tonnes per person against 10.81 tonnes per person in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Taiwan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.49 tonnes per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Turkmenistan?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Taiwan and Turkmenistan rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Taiwan ranks 20th and Turkmenistan ranks 23rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.