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
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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

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.