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.
Per capita methane emissions in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.4772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.4775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.4777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.4779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.4781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.4783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.4785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.4787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.4789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.4791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.4793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.4795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.4802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.4806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.4812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.4814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.4817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.4819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.4821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.4823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.4825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.4827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.4829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.4831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.4833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.4835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.4837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.4836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.4828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.4798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.4777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.4828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.4845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.4857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.4864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.4867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.4898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.4937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.4915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.4929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.4865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.4829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.4783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.4788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.4771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.4765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.4788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.4813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.4785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.4785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.4776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.4802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.4972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 0.5159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1918 | 0.5302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1919 | 0.5639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1920 | 0.566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.5518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1922 | 0.5873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1923 | 0.5961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.5997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 0.6145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 0.6206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 0.6209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.5847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1929 | 0.5726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.5708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.5487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1932 | 0.5379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1933 | 0.5513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1934 | 0.5459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.5484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.5627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1938 | 0.6013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 0.6349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1940 | 0.6499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 0.6653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 0.6353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1943 | 0.655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1944 | 0.6319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1945 | 0.5982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1946 | 0.6518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1947 | 0.6949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1948 | 0.7232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 0.6946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1950 | 0.6522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1951 | 0.6708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.7027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 0.6973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.6882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.7011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.7015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.7091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.7213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.7387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.7501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.7215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
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)
- 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 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.