Italy vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Italy
4.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
23rd
Taiwan rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Italy
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.80 billion tonnes in Italy, a difference of 332.18 million tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 13 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 219.04 million tonnes | 119,080 tonnes | 218.92 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 326.63 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 325.15 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 558.28 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 549.98 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 796.24 million tonnes | 36.38 million tonnes | 759.86 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 78.82 million tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 132.99 million tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 177.54 million tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.97 billion tonnes | 263.91 million tonnes | 1.70 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.28 billion tonnes | 365.94 million tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 526.28 million tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.28 billion tonnes | 996.80 million tonnes | 2.28 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.87 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 1.80 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.48 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 854.61 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.76 billion tonnes | 4.83 billion tonnes | 74.90 million tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Italy or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.80 billion tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Italy and Taiwan?
- 332.18 million tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Italy ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 20th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.