Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Taiwan
Taiwan: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 12.64 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
Taiwan recorded 12.64 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Taiwan peaked at 13.57 tonnes per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.96 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Taiwan ranks 18th 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.
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
- 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)
- 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Taiwan?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.57 tonnes per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Taiwan rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita 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 per person.