Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Taiwan
Taiwan: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 6.08 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.08 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
6th
of 179 countries
All-time high
7.13 tonnes per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.0014 tonnes per person
in 1896
Years of data
129
1896–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Taiwan, 1896–2024
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 6.08 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Taiwan peaked at 7.13 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 tonnes per person, in 1896.
That places Taiwan 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1897 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +1281.7% |
| 1898 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | +118.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | -30.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +34.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0617 tonnes per person | +57.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0888 tonnes per person | +43.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0738 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0741 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0841 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0902 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1907 | 0.1162 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 1908 | 0.1309 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1909 | 0.1532 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1910 | 0.1907 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1911 | 0.2083 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1912 | 0.2232 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1913 | 0.2528 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1914 | 0.2683 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1915 | 0.293 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1916 | 0.3966 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 1917 | 0.5108 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 1918 | 0.6026 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1919 | 0.8094 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 1920 | 0.8366 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1921 | 0.7453 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1922 | 0.9493 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1923 | 1 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1924 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1926 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1927 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 0.9842 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1929 | 0.9279 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1930 | 0.9449 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 0.8184 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1932 | 0.7591 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1933 | 0.8368 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1934 | 0.8091 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1935 | 0.8286 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 0.8827 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1937 | 0.9631 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1938 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1939 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1940 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1941 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1942 | 0.9952 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1943 | 0.9815 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1944 | 0.6916 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 1945 | 0.3321 tonnes per person | -52.0% |
| 1946 | 0.4416 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 1947 | 0.5463 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 1948 | 0.664 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 1949 | 0.6011 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1950 | 0.4152 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 1951 | 0.4902 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1952 | 0.6559 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 1953 | 0.61 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1954 | 0.5421 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1955 | 0.6053 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1956 | 0.5958 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.6323 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1958 | 0.6842 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1959 | 0.7618 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1960 | 0.8057 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1961 | 0.8069 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.8818 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.898 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9602 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8894 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 0.84 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8482 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8381 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7728 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7173 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6266 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6237 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5394 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4944 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4917 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4743 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4758 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5441 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6667 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 0.816 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7321 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8575 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 1984 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.01 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.24 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 2.57 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 2.8 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 3.41 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 4.1 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 4.24 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 4.97 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 5.26 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 5.57 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 5.98 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 6.2 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.39 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.7 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.98 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.71 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.37 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 6.76 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 6.99 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 6.87 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.97 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.83 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.86 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.95 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.01 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.82 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 6.61 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 7.13 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 6.32 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 6.08 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | +1281.7% | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person |
| 1898 | +118.5% | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.0415 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0227 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0415 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1900s | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person | 0.1532 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3756 tonnes per person | 0.1907 tonnes per person | 0.8094 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9927 tonnes per person | 0.7453 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9125 tonnes per person | 0.7591 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7824 tonnes per person | 0.3321 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5993 tonnes per person | 0.4152 tonnes per person | 0.7618 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8541 tonnes per person | 0.7728 tonnes per person | 0.9602 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5654 tonnes per person | 0.4743 tonnes per person | 0.7173 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.7321 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.12 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | 4.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.11 tonnes per person | 4.97 tonnes per person | 6.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 tonnes per person | 6.76 tonnes per person | 7.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.55 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | 7.13 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 3 Kazakhstan 7.78 tonnes per person compare
- 4 Brunei 6.49 tonnes per person compare
- 5 China 6.26 tonnes per person compare
- 7 South Africa 5.8 tonnes per person compare
- 8 Australia 5.34 tonnes per person compare
- 9 South Korea 4.78 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 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)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 11.3 tonnes per person (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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Taiwan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Taiwan was 6.08 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions by source recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 tonnes per person in 1896.
- How does Taiwan rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Taiwan ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.