Kazakhstan vs Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Kazakhstan
1.0%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.9%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
12th
Taiwan rank
14th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Kazakhstan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 12th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 12 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Kazakhstan or Taiwan?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Kazakhstan and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Taiwan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Taiwan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kazakhstan ranks 12th 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.