Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Taiwan
Taiwan: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 12.64 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Taiwan, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Taiwan stood at 12.64 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Taiwan peaked at 13.57 tonnes per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.96 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places Taiwan 18th out of 120 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.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.96 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 4.2 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 4.61 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 4.9 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 5.11 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 5.16 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.33 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 11.12 tonnes per person | +108.6% |
| 1998 | 10.94 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 11.93 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 12.67 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 11.76 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 12.05 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.82 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 13.57 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 13.15 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 13.28 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.38 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 12.05 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.52 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 12.79 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 13.22 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 12.04 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 12.25 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.71 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 11.91 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 12.22 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.16 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.13 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.76 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12.38 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 12.63 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 12.64 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 | +108.6% | 5.33 tonnes per person | 11.12 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.73 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 11.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.32 tonnes per person | 10.52 tonnes per person | 13.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.27 tonnes per person | 11.3 tonnes per person | 13.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.35 tonnes per person | 11.76 tonnes per person | 12.64 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 15 South Korea 13.7 tonnes per person compare
- 16 Switzerland 13.34 tonnes per person compare
- 17 Canada 13.23 tonnes per person compare
- 19 Luxembourg 11.02 tonnes per person compare
- 20 Mongolia 10.67 tonnes per person compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 10.46 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Taiwan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% (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)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Taiwan?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Taiwan was 12.64 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.57 tonnes per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Taiwan rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Taiwan ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.