Total ghg emissions in Taiwan
Taiwan: Total ghg emissions was 283.54 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
283.54 million
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
32nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
306.64 million
in 2017
All-time low
1.23 million
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions in Taiwan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 283.54 million for total ghg emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions in Taiwan peaked at 306.64 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million, in 1850.
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.
Total ghg emissions in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.23 million | — |
| 1851 | 1.23 million | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 1.24 million | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 1.25 million | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 1.25 million | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 1.26 million | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 1.27 million | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 1.27 million | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 1.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 1.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 1.29 million | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 1.29 million | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 1.29 million | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 1.30 million | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 1.30 million | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 1.31 million | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 1.31 million | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 1.32 million | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 1.32 million | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 1.32 million | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.33 million | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 1.33 million | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 1.34 million | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 1.36 million | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 1.37 million | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 1.39 million | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 1.40 million | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 1.41 million | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 1.43 million | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 1.44 million | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 1.45 million | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 1.45 million | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 1.46 million | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 1.47 million | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 1.47 million | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 1.48 million | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 1.48 million | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 1.49 million | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 1.50 million | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 1.50 million | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 1.52 million | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 1.54 million | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 1.56 million | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 1.58 million | +1.4% |
| 1894 | 1.61 million | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 1.63 million | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 1.66 million | +1.7% |
| 1897 | 1.74 million | +4.8% |
| 1898 | 1.83 million | +5.6% |
| 1899 | 1.82 million | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 1.88 million | +3.2% |
| 1901 | 1.97 million | +4.9% |
| 1902 | 2.08 million | +5.5% |
| 1903 | 2.04 million | -1.6% |
| 1904 | 2.06 million | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 2.12 million | +2.6% |
| 1906 | 2.16 million | +2.0% |
| 1907 | 2.27 million | +5.3% |
| 1908 | 2.35 million | +3.4% |
| 1909 | 2.45 million | +4.5% |
| 1910 | 2.62 million | +6.8% |
| 1911 | 2.71 million | +3.5% |
| 1912 | 2.81 million | +3.4% |
| 1913 | 2.96 million | +5.5% |
| 1914 | 3.06 million | +3.3% |
| 1915 | 3.19 million | +4.3% |
| 1916 | 3.64 million | +14.3% |
| 1917 | 4.15 million | +13.9% |
| 1918 | 4.58 million | +10.2% |
| 1919 | 5.49 million | +20.1% |
| 1920 | 5.67 million | +3.3% |
| 1921 | 5.38 million | -5.3% |
| 1922 | 6.37 million | +18.6% |
| 1923 | 6.72 million | +5.4% |
| 1924 | 6.95 million | +3.4% |
| 1925 | 7.57 million | +8.8% |
| 1926 | 7.92 million | +4.7% |
| 1927 | 8.17 million | +3.1% |
| 1928 | 7.36 million | -9.9% |
| 1929 | 7.37 million | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 7.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1931 | 7.01 million | -6.5% |
| 1932 | 6.86 million | -2.1% |
| 1933 | 7.61 million | +10.9% |
| 1934 | 7.65 million | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 7.94 million | +3.8% |
| 1936 | 8.47 million | +6.7% |
| 1937 | 9.18 million | +8.4% |
| 1938 | 10.05 million | +9.4% |
| 1939 | 11.63 million | +15.8% |
| 1940 | 12.42 million | +6.8% |
| 1941 | 12.83 million | +3.2% |
| 1942 | 11.29 million | -12.0% |
| 1943 | 11.56 million | +2.4% |
| 1944 | 9.74 million | -15.8% |
| 1945 | 7.17 million | -26.3% |
| 1946 | 8.24 million | +14.9% |
| 1947 | 9.39 million | +14.0% |
| 1948 | 10.75 million | +14.4% |
| 1949 | 10.94 million | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 10.32 million | -5.6% |
| 1951 | 11.83 million | +14.6% |
| 1952 | 13.83 million | +16.9% |
| 1953 | 14.14 million | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 14.37 million | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 15.51 million | +7.9% |
| 1956 | 16.33 million | +5.3% |
| 1957 | 17.25 million | +5.6% |
| 1958 | 19.13 million | +10.8% |
| 1959 | 21.10 million | +10.3% |
| 1960 | 22.48 million | +6.6% |
| 1961 | 23.15 million | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 25.12 million | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 26.18 million | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 28.05 million | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 29.00 million | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 30.76 million | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 33.44 million | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 35.66 million | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 37.70 million | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 40.22 million | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 42.91 million | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 47.38 million | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 51.78 million | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 51.03 million | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 55.37 million | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 68.59 million | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 73.85 million | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 83.99 million | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 88.73 million | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 96.30 million | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 87.80 million | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 82.92 million | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 89.75 million | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 90.99 million | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 89.93 million | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 99.66 million | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 104.14 million | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 120.26 million | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 129.04 million | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 138.95 million | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 148.63 million | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 157.75 million | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 169.48 million | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 177.21 million | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 186.16 million | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 194.09 million | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 207.11 million | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 216.93 million | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 224.52 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 243.82 million | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 249.66 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 257.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 267.54 million | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 278.08 million | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 285.72 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 295.97 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 300.46 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 286.36 million | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 272.70 million | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 290.94 million | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 296.56 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 293.37 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 294.96 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 297.46 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 296.75 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 301.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 306.64 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 305.39 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 296.09 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 293.90 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 305.59 million | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 295.21 million | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 288.20 million | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 283.54 million | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total ghg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | -26.3% | 9.74 million | 7.17 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.26 million | 1.23 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.30 million | 1.29 million | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.38 million | 1.33 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.48 million | 1.45 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.65 million | 1.52 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.14 million | 1.88 million | 2.45 million | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.52 million | 2.62 million | 5.49 million | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.95 million | 5.38 million | 8.17 million | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.39 million | 6.86 million | 11.63 million | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.43 million | 7.17 million | 12.83 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 15.38 million | 10.32 million | 21.10 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.15 million | 22.48 million | 37.70 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.38 million | 40.22 million | 88.73 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.08 million | 82.92 million | 129.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 182.08 million | 138.95 million | 224.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 273.73 million | 243.82 million | 300.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 297.92 million | 290.94 million | 306.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 293.29 million | 283.54 million | 305.59 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total ghg emissions in Taiwan?
- Total ghg emissions in Taiwan was 283.54 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 306.64 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million in 1850.
- How does Taiwan rank for total ghg emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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