Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Taiwan, 1896–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Taiwan is 0.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 129 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Taiwan peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1896.
Taiwan ranks 43rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 0.0% | — |
| 1897 | 0.0% | — |
| 1898 | 0.0% | — |
| 1899 | 0.0% | — |
| 1900 | 0.0% | — |
| 1901 | 0.0% | — |
| 1902 | 0.0% | — |
| 1903 | 0.0% | — |
| 1904 | 0.0% | — |
| 1905 | 0.0% | — |
| 1906 | 0.0% | — |
| 1907 | 0.0% | — |
| 1908 | 0.0% | — |
| 1909 | 0.0% | — |
| 1910 | 0.0% | — |
| 1911 | 0.0% | — |
| 1912 | 0.0% | — |
| 1913 | 0.0% | — |
| 1914 | 0.0% | — |
| 1915 | 0.0% | — |
| 1916 | 0.0% | — |
| 1917 | 0.0% | — |
| 1918 | 0.0% | — |
| 1919 | 0.0% | — |
| 1920 | 0.0% | — |
| 1921 | 0.0% | — |
| 1922 | 0.0% | — |
| 1923 | 0.0% | — |
| 1924 | 0.0% | — |
| 1925 | 0.0% | — |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +267.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +63.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +37.2% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +21.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | +267.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1933 | +63.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Taiwan?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Taiwan was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1896.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Taiwan ranks 43rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.