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
02.0M4.0M6.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.