Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Taiwan
Taiwan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation was 320.72 kilograms in 2018. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Taiwan, 2013–2018
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 320.72 kilograms for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
That places Taiwan 29th out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
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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 co₂ emissions from aviation in Taiwan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Taiwan was 320.72 kilograms in 2018, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 320.72 kilograms in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 216.75 kilograms in 2013.
- How does Taiwan rank for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation?
- Taiwan ranks 29th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.