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-$, in 2022.
Taiwan ranks 57th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3192 kilograms per international-$ | 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)
- 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 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-$).