Per capita methane emissions in Taiwan
Taiwan: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
150th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.4765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Taiwan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Taiwan stood at 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 147 Moldova 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 148 Philippines 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Switzerland 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 Germany 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 152 United Kingdom 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Taiwan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Taiwan was 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.