Spain vs Taiwan: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Spain
0.7%
in 2023
Taiwan
0.8%
in 2023
Spain rank
24th
Taiwan rank
21st
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Spain
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 21st of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Spain or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Spain and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Taiwan rank globally for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Spain ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 21st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.