Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
32nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2007
All-time low
0.0%
in 1891
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0.5% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan peaked at 0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1891.
That places Taiwan 32nd out of 199 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +26.3% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +13.4% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -16.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -22.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +15.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +20.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +26.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
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- Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 0.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan was 0.5% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1891.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.