Korea, Rep. vs Taiwan: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Korea, Rep.
11.29 tonnes per person
in 2024
Taiwan
11.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Korea, Rep. rank
21st
Taiwan rank
20th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Korea, Rep.
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 11.3 tonnes per person against 11.29 tonnes per person in Korea, Rep., a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Taiwan ahead.
Korea, Rep. ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 20th of 213 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Korea, Rep. averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Rep. | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.1186 tonnes per person | 0.1182 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.3605 tonnes per person | 0.3585 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.9968 tonnes per person | 0.9907 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.0201 tonnes per person | 0.929 tonnes per person | 0.909 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.0562 tonnes per person | 0.8137 tonnes per person | 0.7576 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.2676 tonnes per person | 0.7812 tonnes per person | 0.5136 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.8702 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.5106 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.37 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | 0.562 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 4.12 tonnes per person | 4.41 tonnes per person | 0.2994 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 7.82 tonnes per person | 7.74 tonnes per person | 0.0839 tonnes per person | Korea, Rep. |
| 2000s | 10.35 tonnes per person | 11.19 tonnes per person | 0.8357 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 12.57 tonnes per person | 11.81 tonnes per person | 0.7605 tonnes per person | Korea, Rep. |
| 2020s | 11.56 tonnes per person | 11.6 tonnes per person | 0.0441 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Korea, Rep. or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 11.3 tonnes per person against 11.29 tonnes per person in Korea, Rep. as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Korea, Rep. and Taiwan?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Rep. and Taiwan?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Korea, Rep. and Taiwan rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Korea, Rep. ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 20th of 213 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.