Germany vs Taiwan: Per capita methane emissions
Germany
0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany rank
151st
Taiwan rank
150th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Germany
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 151st and Taiwan ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.8518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Germany or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Germany and Taiwan?
- 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Taiwan rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Germany ranks 151st and Taiwan ranks 150th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.