Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Taiwan, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0.8% for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Taiwan peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1990.
That places Taiwan 21st out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More climate change data for Taiwan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.5% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions 0.7% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Taiwan?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Taiwan was 0.8% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 21st out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.