Consumption based carbon intensity in Taiwan
Taiwan: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.2371 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption based carbon intensity in Taiwan, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0.2371 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 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2371, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2554 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2526 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2598 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2617 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2566 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2458 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2422 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4825 | +99.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4602 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4752 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4787 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4533 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4438 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.421 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.457 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4231 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4078 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3598 | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3502 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3127 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3455 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3463 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3093 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3082 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.306 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2687 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2779 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2766 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2681 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2597 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2433 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2394 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2371 | -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 | 0.4825 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3192 | 0.2422 | 0.4825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4108 | 0.3127 | 0.4787 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2966 | 0.2597 | 0.3463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2399 | 0.2371 | 0.2433 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More climate change data for Taiwan
- Share co2 vs population 0.0984 (2100)
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 10.09 billion tonnes (2024)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp, gaps filled 11.3 (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled 419.01 million tonnes (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled 0 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption based carbon intensity in Taiwan?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Taiwan was 0.2371 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4825 in 1997.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2371 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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