France vs Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
France
0.4%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.3%
in 2024
France rank
30th
Taiwan rank
33rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- France
- Taiwan
How they compare
France currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was France ahead.
France ranks 30th and Taiwan ranks 33rd of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6.8% | 0.0% | 6.8% | France |
| 1930s | 6.1% | 0.0% | 6.1% | France |
| 1940s | 3.6% | 0.2% | 3.4% | France |
| 1950s | 5.1% | 0.3% | 4.8% | France |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 0.6% | 4.3% | France |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 1.1% | 3.1% | France |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | France |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | France |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, France or Taiwan?
- France, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between France and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Taiwan?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do France and Taiwan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- France ranks 30th and Taiwan ranks 33rd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.