Consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Taiwan
Taiwan: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 294.80 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Taiwan, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 294.80 million tonnes for consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions in Taiwan peaked at 308.63 million tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 81.60 million tonnes, in 1990.
Taiwan ranks 21st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.60 million tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 87.20 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 96.77 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 103.78 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 109.14 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 111.05 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 115.74 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 243.44 million tonnes | +110.3% |
| 1998 | 241.23 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 265.00 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 283.01 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 264.01 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 271.98 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 267.85 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 308.63 million tonnes | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 300.10 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 304.22 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 284.94 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 278.20 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 243.59 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 296.93 million tonnes | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 307.69 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 280.98 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 286.86 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 298.32 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 265.79 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 280.81 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 288.75 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 287.66 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 287.24 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 278.18 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 291.57 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 295.83 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 294.80 million tonnes | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 | +110.3% | 115.74 million tonnes | 243.44 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145.49 million tonnes | 81.60 million tonnes | 265.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 280.65 million tonnes | 243.59 million tonnes | 308.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 288.10 million tonnes | 265.79 million tonnes | 307.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 290.10 million tonnes | 278.18 million tonnes | 295.83 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
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 co₂ emissions in Taiwan?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions in Taiwan was 294.80 million tonnes in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 308.63 million tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.60 million tonnes in 1990.
- How does Taiwan rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.