Taiwan CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
280,491,856
tons
Year-over-Year
−0.48%
decrease
Global Share
0.71%
Per Capita
11.68
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Taiwan were 280,491,856 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions decreased by −0.48% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −1,348,422 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 281,840,278 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Taiwan are equivalent to 11.68 tons per person, a decrease by −0.08 over the figure of 11.76 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0.6% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Taiwan
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 280,491,856 | −0.48% | 11.68 | 0.71% |
| 2023 | 281,840,278 | −2.75% | 11.76 | 0.72% |
| 2022 | 289,798,320 | −3.28% | 12.11 | 0.75% |
| 2021 | 299,640,718 | 3.59% | 12.55 | 0.78% |
| 2020 | 289,243,573 | −0.4% | 12.14 | 0.80% |
| 2019 | 290,418,549 | −3.35% | 12.22 | 0.76% |
| 2018 | 300,494,237 | −1.88% | 12.68 | 0.79% |
| 2017 | 306,263,610 | 1.9% | 12.96 | 0.83% |
| 2016 | 300,545,013 | 1.51% | 12.76 | 0.83% |
| 2015 | 296,081,327 | −0.05% | 12.61 | 0.82% |
| 2014 | 296,235,503 | 1.42% | 12.65 | 0.81% |
| 2013 | 292,096,865 | 1.86% | 12.51 | 0.81% |
| 2012 | 286,750,321 | −1.34% | 12.33 | 0.81% |
| 2011 | 290,638,298 | 2.34% | 12.54 | 0.83% |
| 2010 | 283,998,049 | 6.67% | 12.29 | 0.84% |
| 2009 | 266,247,352 | −4.82% | 11.57 | 0.83% |
| 2008 | 279,744,407 | −4.32% | 12.2 | 0.86% |
| 2007 | 292,367,095 | 1.68% | 12.8 | 0.91% |
| 2006 | 287,540,828 | 2.64% | 12.65 | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 280,148,516 | 3.04% | 12.39 | 0.93% |
| 2004 | 271,875,257 | 4.34% | 12.1 | 0.94% |
| 2003 | 260,565,026 | 4.08% | 11.68 | 0.94% |
| 2002 | 250,356,058 | 2.98% | 11.31 | 0.95% |
| 2001 | 243,108,082 | 2.44% | 11.06 | 0.93% |
| 2000 | 237,326,820 | 8.07% | 10.87 | 0.92% |
| 1999 | 219,606,001 | 4.65% | 10.11 | 0.88% |
| 1998 | 209,853,631 | 5.06% | 9.72 | 0.85% |
| 1997 | 199,751,730 | 7.68% | 9.3 | 0.81% |
| 1996 | 185,512,930 | 4.99% | 8.68 | 0.77% |
| 1995 | 176,703,871 | 5.38% | 8.32 | 0.75% |
| 1994 | 167,683,769 | 5.89% | 7.96 | 0.73% |
| 1993 | 158,351,775 | 6.82% | 7.58 | 0.69% |
| 1992 | 148,243,006 | 5.4% | 7.16 | 0.65% |
| 1991 | 140,651,775 | 7.64% | 6.85 | 0.62% |
| 1990 | 130,662,899 | 2.06% | 6.43 | 0.58% |
| 1989 | 128,029,969 | 8.59% | 6.37 | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 117,906,612 | 16.78% | 5.93 | 0.54% |
| 1987 | 100,963,190 | 5.12% | 5.14 | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 96,046,673 | 13.7% | 4.95 | 0.47% |
| 1985 | 84,474,864 | −0.91% | 4.42 | 0.42% |
| 1984 | 85,248,246 | 0.98% | 4.52 | 0.43% |
| 1983 | 84,419,076 | 5.06% | 4.54 | 0.44% |
| 1982 | 80,356,249 | 5.74% | 4.39 | 0.42% |
| 1981 | 75,993,529 | −8.13% | 4.22 | 0.39% |
| 1980 | 82,719,965 | 9.72% | 4.67 | 0.42% |
| 1979 | 75,389,377 | 5.29% | 4.33 | 0.38% |
| 1978 | 71,599,010 | 12.25% | 4.18 | 0.37% |
| 1977 | 63,788,030 | 6.55% | 3.79 | 0.34% |
| 1976 | 59,864,210 | 17.52% | 3.62 | 0.33% |
| 1975 | 50,941,272 | 7.78% | 3.14 | 0.29% |
| 1974 | 47,262,488 | −2.04% | 2.96 | 0.27% |
| 1973 | 48,244,953 | 10.34% | 3.08 | 0.28% |
| 1972 | 43,722,454 | 11.6% | 2.85 | 0.27% |
| 1971 | 39,178,471 | 0.44% | 2.61 | 0.25% |
| 1970 | 39,005,686 | – | 2.65 | 0.25% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).