Germany vs Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Germany
1.0%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.9%
in 2024
Germany rank
11th
Taiwan rank
14th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Germany
- Taiwan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
Across all 129 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 11th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17.1% | 0.0% | 17.1% | Germany |
| 1900s | 16.2% | 0.0% | 16.2% | Germany |
| 1910s | 15.8% | 0.0% | 15.7% | Germany |
| 1920s | 14.5% | 0.1% | 14.4% | Germany |
| 1930s | 15.2% | 0.2% | 15.1% | Germany |
| 1940s | 12.6% | 0.1% | 12.4% | Germany |
| 1950s | 14.6% | 0.1% | 14.4% | Germany |
| 1960s | 13.6% | 0.2% | 13.4% | Germany |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 0.2% | 9.0% | Germany |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 0.3% | 6.9% | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.8% | 4.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Germany or Taiwan?
- Germany, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Germany and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taiwan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Taiwan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Germany ranks 11th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 179 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 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 as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.