Australia vs Taiwan: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Australia
5.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Taiwan
6.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Taiwan rank
6th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Australia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 6.08 tonnes per person against 5.34 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 0.74 tonnes per person.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Taiwan ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 0.0227 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 3.19 tonnes per person | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 3.1 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 4.46 tonnes per person | 0.3756 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 4.52 tonnes per person | 0.9927 tonnes per person | 3.52 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 3.69 tonnes per person | 0.9125 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 4.66 tonnes per person | 0.7824 tonnes per person | 3.87 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 5.48 tonnes per person | 0.5993 tonnes per person | 4.88 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 5.64 tonnes per person | 0.8541 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 6.02 tonnes per person | 0.5654 tonnes per person | 5.45 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 7.37 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 6 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.78 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 5.66 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 9.78 tonnes per person | 6.11 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 7.56 tonnes per person | 6.91 tonnes per person | 0.658 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 5.63 tonnes per person | 6.55 tonnes per person | 0.9138 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Australia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 6.08 tonnes per person against 5.34 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Australia and Taiwan?
- 0.74 tonnes per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Taiwan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Taiwan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Australia ranks 8th and Taiwan ranks 6th of 179 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.