Australia vs Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Australia
0.9%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Taiwan rank
25th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Australia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 118 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Taiwan ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 146 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Australia or Taiwan?
- Australia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Australia and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Taiwan?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Taiwan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Australia ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.