Taiwan vs Zimbabwe: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Taiwan
5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Taiwan rank
79th
Zimbabwe rank
82nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Taiwan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe, a difference of 443,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Taiwan ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 190,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 205,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 215,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 245,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 303,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 349,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 414,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 507,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 552,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 621,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 795,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 763,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 872,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 937,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 567,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 994,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 703,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 788,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Taiwan or Zimbabwe?
- Taiwan, at 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Taiwan and Zimbabwe?
- 443,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Taiwan and Zimbabwe rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Taiwan ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.