Taiwan vs Zimbabwe: Methane emissions
Taiwan
15.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Taiwan rank
83rd
Zimbabwe rank
86th
Methane emissions over time
- Taiwan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 15.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 83rd and Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 15 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 486,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 684,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 810,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 960,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 210,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 134,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 796,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 9.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 13.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 15.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 15.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Taiwan or Zimbabwe?
- Taiwan, at 15.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Taiwan and Zimbabwe?
- 2.16 million 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 methane emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 83rd and Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.