Canada vs Taiwan: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Canada
13.23 tonnes per person
in 2023
Taiwan
12.64 tonnes per person
in 2023
Canada rank
17th
Taiwan rank
18th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Canada
- Taiwan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 13.23 tonnes per person against 12.64 tonnes per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.59 tonnes per person.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 120 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.86 tonnes per person | 6.73 tonnes per person | 11.13 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 12.32 tonnes per person | 6.01 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.33 tonnes per person | 12.27 tonnes per person | 4.06 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 13.42 tonnes per person | 12.35 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Canada or Taiwan?
- Canada, at 13.23 tonnes per person against 12.64 tonnes per person in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Canada and Taiwan?
- 0.59 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Taiwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Taiwan rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Canada ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. 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 in tonnes per person.