Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Taiwan
Taiwan: Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 6.71 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Taiwan, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Taiwan is 6.71, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Taiwan peaked at 6.71 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.99, in 2011.
That places Taiwan 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.99 | — |
| 2012 | 6.22 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 6.3 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.38 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.42 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.44 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.45 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.46 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.58 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 6.51 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.54 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.5 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.67 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 6.71 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.33 | 5.99 | 6.46 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.59 | 6.5 | 6.71 | 6 |
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 life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Taiwan?
- Life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Taiwan was 6.71 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.99 in 2011.
- How does Taiwan rank for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Taiwan ranks 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.