Consumption-based carbon intensity in Taiwan
Taiwan: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.2371 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Taiwan, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0.2371 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Taiwan peaked at 0.4825 kilograms per international-$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2371 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Taiwan ranks 57th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2554 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.2526 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2598 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2617 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2566 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2458 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2422 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4825 kilograms per international-$ | +99.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4602 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4752 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4787 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4533 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4438 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.421 kilograms per international-$ | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.457 kilograms per international-$ | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4231 kilograms per international-$ | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4078 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3598 kilograms per international-$ | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3502 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3127 kilograms per international-$ | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3455 kilograms per international-$ | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3463 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3093 kilograms per international-$ | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3082 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.306 kilograms per international-$ | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2687 kilograms per international-$ | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2779 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2766 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2681 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2597 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2433 kilograms per international-$ | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2394 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2371 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based carbon intensity in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +99.2% | 0.2422 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4825 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2422 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4825 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4108 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3127 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4787 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2966 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2597 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3463 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2399 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2371 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2433 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 54 Japan 0.2516 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 55 Slovakia 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 56 Poland 0.2433 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 58 Croatia 0.2333 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 59 Finland 0.2333 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 60 Tunisia 0.2322 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Taiwan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 0.4% (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 0.8% (2024)
- Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 0.5% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 0.3% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% (2024)
- Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based carbon intensity in Taiwan?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Taiwan was 0.2371 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4825 kilograms per international-$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2371 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Taiwan rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Taiwan ranks 57th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).