Per capita methane emissions in Taiwan
Taiwan: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6662 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6662
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
150th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7501
in 1960
All-time low
0.4765
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Taiwan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Taiwan stood at 0.6662.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Taiwan peaked at 0.7501 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4765, in 1909.
That places Taiwan 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4767 | — |
| 1851 | 0.477 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.4772 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.4775 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.4777 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.4779 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.4781 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.4783 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.4785 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.4787 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.4789 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.4791 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.4793 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.4795 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.4797 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.4799 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.4802 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.4803 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.4805 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.4806 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.481 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.4812 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.4814 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.4817 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.4819 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.4821 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.4823 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.4825 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.4827 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.4829 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.4831 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.4833 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.4835 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.4837 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.4839 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.4836 | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.4828 | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.4816 | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.4798 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.4777 | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.4805 | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.4828 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.4845 | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.4857 | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.4864 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.4867 | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.4898 | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.4937 | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.4915 | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.4928 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.4924 | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.4929 | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.4865 | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.4829 | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.481 | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.4783 | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.4788 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.4771 | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.4765 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.4788 | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.4813 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.4785 | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.4785 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.4776 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.4802 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.4972 | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 0.5159 | +3.8% |
| 1918 | 0.5302 | +2.8% |
| 1919 | 0.5639 | +6.4% |
| 1920 | 0.566 | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.5518 | -2.5% |
| 1922 | 0.5873 | +6.4% |
| 1923 | 0.5961 | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.5997 | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 0.6145 | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 0.6206 | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 0.6209 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.5847 | -5.8% |
| 1929 | 0.5726 | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.5708 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.5487 | -3.9% |
| 1932 | 0.5379 | -2.0% |
| 1933 | 0.5513 | +2.5% |
| 1934 | 0.5459 | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.5484 | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.5627 | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.5809 | +3.2% |
| 1938 | 0.6013 | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 0.6349 | +5.6% |
| 1940 | 0.6499 | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 0.6653 | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 0.6353 | -4.5% |
| 1943 | 0.655 | +3.1% |
| 1944 | 0.6319 | -3.5% |
| 1945 | 0.5982 | -5.3% |
| 1946 | 0.6518 | +9.0% |
| 1947 | 0.6949 | +6.6% |
| 1948 | 0.7232 | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 0.6946 | -4.0% |
| 1950 | 0.6522 | -6.1% |
| 1951 | 0.6708 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.7027 | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 0.6973 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.6882 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.7011 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.7015 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.7091 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.7213 | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.7387 | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.7501 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.7215 | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.722 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7047 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.685 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.661 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6471 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6392 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6261 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6031 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5938 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5795 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.566 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5478 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5475 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5466 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5604 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5509 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5426 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5289 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5149 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5099 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5086 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.507 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5016 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.494 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4902 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4876 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4848 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5094 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5096 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5116 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5054 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5045 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5156 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5128 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5165 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5177 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.519 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5246 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5666 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5603 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5676 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5785 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5894 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5893 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6278 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5994 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6181 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6251 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6113 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6181 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6358 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6436 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6425 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6508 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6464 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6569 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6596 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6509 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6667 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.668 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6588 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6662 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4778 | 0.4767 | 0.4787 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4797 | 0.4789 | 0.4805 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4817 | 0.4806 | 0.4827 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4828 | 0.4798 | 0.4839 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4859 | 0.4777 | 0.4937 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4839 | 0.4765 | 0.4929 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4982 | 0.4776 | 0.5639 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5914 | 0.5518 | 0.6209 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5683 | 0.5379 | 0.6349 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.66 | 0.5982 | 0.7232 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6983 | 0.6522 | 0.7387 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.676 | 0.6031 | 0.7501 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5564 | 0.5289 | 0.5938 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4999 | 0.4848 | 0.5149 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5122 | 0.5045 | 0.519 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5822 | 0.5246 | 0.6278 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.639 | 0.6113 | 0.6596 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6621 | 0.6509 | 0.668 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Taiwan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Taiwan was 0.6662 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7501 in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4765 in 1909.
- How does Taiwan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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