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