Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
25th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2002
All-time low
0.0%
in 1750
Years of data
275
1750–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Taiwan, 1750–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Taiwan is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Taiwan peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1750.
That places Taiwan 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.0% | — |
| 1751 | 0.0% | — |
| 1752 | 0.0% | — |
| 1753 | 0.0% | — |
| 1754 | 0.0% | — |
| 1755 | 0.0% | — |
| 1756 | 0.0% | — |
| 1757 | 0.0% | — |
| 1758 | 0.0% | — |
| 1759 | 0.0% | — |
| 1760 | 0.0% | — |
| 1761 | 0.0% | — |
| 1762 | 0.0% | — |
| 1763 | 0.0% | — |
| 1764 | 0.0% | — |
| 1765 | 0.0% | — |
| 1766 | 0.0% | — |
| 1767 | 0.0% | — |
| 1768 | 0.0% | — |
| 1769 | 0.0% | — |
| 1770 | 0.0% | — |
| 1771 | 0.0% | — |
| 1772 | 0.0% | — |
| 1773 | 0.0% | — |
| 1774 | 0.0% | — |
| 1775 | 0.0% | — |
| 1776 | 0.0% | — |
| 1777 | 0.0% | — |
| 1778 | 0.0% | — |
| 1779 | 0.0% | — |
| 1780 | 0.0% | — |
| 1781 | 0.0% | — |
| 1782 | 0.0% | — |
| 1783 | 0.0% | — |
| 1784 | 0.0% | — |
| 1785 | 0.0% | — |
| 1786 | 0.0% | — |
| 1787 | 0.0% | — |
| 1788 | 0.0% | — |
| 1789 | 0.0% | — |
| 1790 | 0.0% | — |
| 1791 | 0.0% | — |
| 1792 | 0.0% | — |
| 1793 | 0.0% | — |
| 1794 | 0.0% | — |
| 1795 | 0.0% | — |
| 1796 | 0.0% | — |
| 1797 | 0.0% | — |
| 1798 | 0.0% | — |
| 1799 | 0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 0.0% | — |
| 1801 | 0.0% | — |
| 1802 | 0.0% | — |
| 1803 | 0.0% | — |
| 1804 | 0.0% | — |
| 1805 | 0.0% | — |
| 1806 | 0.0% | — |
| 1807 | 0.0% | — |
| 1808 | 0.0% | — |
| 1809 | 0.0% | — |
| 1810 | 0.0% | — |
| 1811 | 0.0% | — |
| 1812 | 0.0% | — |
| 1813 | 0.0% | — |
| 1814 | 0.0% | — |
| 1815 | 0.0% | — |
| 1816 | 0.0% | — |
| 1817 | 0.0% | — |
| 1818 | 0.0% | — |
| 1819 | 0.0% | — |
| 1820 | 0.0% | — |
| 1821 | 0.0% | — |
| 1822 | 0.0% | — |
| 1823 | 0.0% | — |
| 1824 | 0.0% | — |
| 1825 | 0.0% | — |
| 1826 | 0.0% | — |
| 1827 | 0.0% | — |
| 1828 | 0.0% | — |
| 1829 | 0.0% | — |
| 1830 | 0.0% | — |
| 1831 | 0.0% | — |
| 1832 | 0.0% | — |
| 1833 | 0.0% | — |
| 1834 | 0.0% | — |
| 1835 | 0.0% | — |
| 1836 | 0.0% | — |
| 1837 | 0.0% | — |
| 1838 | 0.0% | — |
| 1839 | 0.0% | — |
| 1840 | 0.0% | — |
| 1841 | 0.0% | — |
| 1842 | 0.0% | — |
| 1843 | 0.0% | — |
| 1844 | 0.0% | — |
| 1845 | 0.0% | — |
| 1846 | 0.0% | — |
| 1847 | 0.0% | — |
| 1848 | 0.0% | — |
| 1849 | 0.0% | — |
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | — |
| 1852 | 0.0% | — |
| 1853 | 0.0% | — |
| 1854 | 0.0% | — |
| 1855 | 0.0% | — |
| 1856 | 0.0% | — |
| 1857 | 0.0% | — |
| 1858 | 0.0% | — |
| 1859 | 0.0% | — |
| 1860 | 0.0% | — |
| 1861 | 0.0% | — |
| 1862 | 0.0% | — |
| 1863 | 0.0% | — |
| 1864 | 0.0% | — |
| 1865 | 0.0% | — |
| 1866 | 0.0% | — |
| 1867 | 0.0% | — |
| 1868 | 0.0% | — |
| 1869 | 0.0% | — |
| 1870 | 0.0% | — |
| 1871 | 0.0% | — |
| 1872 | 0.0% | — |
| 1873 | 0.0% | — |
| 1874 | 0.0% | — |
| 1875 | 0.0% | — |
| 1876 | 0.0% | — |
| 1877 | 0.0% | — |
| 1878 | 0.0% | — |
| 1879 | 0.0% | — |
| 1880 | 0.0% | — |
| 1881 | 0.0% | — |
| 1882 | 0.0% | — |
| 1883 | 0.0% | — |
| 1884 | 0.0% | — |
| 1885 | 0.0% | — |
| 1886 | 0.0% | — |
| 1887 | 0.0% | — |
| 1888 | 0.0% | — |
| 1889 | 0.0% | — |
| 1890 | 0.0% | — |
| 1891 | 0.0% | — |
| 1892 | 0.0% | — |
| 1893 | 0.0% | — |
| 1894 | 0.0% | — |
| 1895 | 0.0% | — |
| 1896 | 0.0% | — |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +1236.9% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +109.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -35.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +29.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +55.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +42.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -22.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +26.3% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +24.2% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +20.9% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +56.5% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +23.7% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -14.4% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +19.4% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | +15.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -29.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -43.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +21.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +18.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -25.8% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +20.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +28.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +13.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 | +1236.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1898 | +109.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1919 | +56.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1901 | +55.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More climate change data for Taiwan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 0.0% (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)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita 11.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Taiwan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Taiwan was 0.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1750.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Taiwan ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.