China vs Taiwan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal

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 from coal over time

  • China
  • Taiwan
02468189619602024

How they compare

China currently reports 6.26 tonnes per person against 6.08 tonnes per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.18 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.

Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Taiwan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0539 tonnes per person 0.1334 tonnes per person 0.0795 tonnes per person Taiwan
1910s 0.0631 tonnes per person 0.3756 tonnes per person 0.3125 tonnes per person Taiwan
1920s 0.0942 tonnes per person 0.9927 tonnes per person 0.8985 tonnes per person Taiwan
1930s 0.1243 tonnes per person 0.9125 tonnes per person 0.7882 tonnes per person Taiwan
1940s 0.147 tonnes per person 0.7824 tonnes per person 0.6355 tonnes per person Taiwan
1950s 0.3912 tonnes per person 0.5993 tonnes per person 0.2081 tonnes per person Taiwan
1960s 0.6611 tonnes per person 0.8541 tonnes per person 0.193 tonnes per person Taiwan
1970s 0.9703 tonnes per person 0.5654 tonnes per person 0.4049 tonnes per person China
1980s 1.42 tonnes per person 1.37 tonnes per person 0.0563 tonnes per person China
1990s 1.95 tonnes per person 3.12 tonnes per person 1.18 tonnes per person Taiwan
2000s 3.21 tonnes per person 6.11 tonnes per person 2.91 tonnes per person Taiwan
2010s 5.22 tonnes per person 6.91 tonnes per person 1.68 tonnes per person Taiwan
2020s 5.87 tonnes per person 6.55 tonnes per person 0.6794 tonnes per person Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, China or Taiwan?
China, at 6.26 tonnes per person against 6.08 tonnes per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between China and Taiwan?
0.18 tonnes per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Taiwan?
118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
How do China and Taiwan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
China ranks 5th 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
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

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