China vs Taiwan: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source

China

6.26 tonnes per person

in 2024

Taiwan

6.08 tonnes per person

in 2024

China rank

5th

Taiwan rank

6th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time

China currently reports 6.26 tonnes per person against 6.08 tonnes per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1821 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Taiwan ahead.

China ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 6th of 179 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.