Taiwan Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
309,611,654
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−0.27%
decrease
Global Share
0.58%
Per Capita
12.9
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Taiwan were 309,611,654 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −0.27% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −828,864 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 310,440,518 tons.
- Per capita: 12.9 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Taiwan accounts for 0.58% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 309,611,654 | 280,491,856 | 15,572,092 | 3,956,631 | 9,591,075 | 12.9 | −0.27% | 0.58% |
| 2023 | 310,440,518 | 281,840,278 | 15,429,167 | 3,974,498 | 9,196,575 | 12.95 | −2.55% | 0.59% |
| 2022 | 318,560,152 | 289,798,320 | 15,762,426 | 4,089,437 | 8,909,970 | 13.32 | −2.88% | 0.62% |
| 2021 | 328,015,325 | 299,640,718 | 15,759,727 | 4,207,304 | 8,407,575 | 13.74 | 3.46% | 0.64% |
| 2020 | 317,037,147 | 289,243,573 | 15,605,860 | 4,166,639 | 8,021,075 | 13.31 | −0.48% | 0.65% |
| 2019 | 318,572,348 | 290,418,549 | 15,867,938 | 4,235,708 | 8,050,153 | 13.41 | −3.04% | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 328,544,879 | 300,494,237 | 15,807,093 | 4,173,243 | 8,070,306 | 13.87 | −1.23% | 0.65% |
| 2017 | 332,650,626 | 306,263,610 | 15,503,063 | 4,187,400 | 6,696,554 | 14.08 | 1.7% | 0.67% |
| 2016 | 327,076,343 | 300,545,013 | 15,514,794 | 4,121,980 | 6,894,557 | 13.88 | 1.09% | 0.67% |
| 2015 | 323,559,029 | 296,081,327 | 15,263,659 | 4,083,276 | 8,130,767 | 13.78 | −0.34% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 324,672,913 | 296,235,503 | 15,337,113 | 3,982,809 | 9,117,488 | 13.87 | 1.53% | 0.67% |
| 2013 | 319,766,416 | 292,096,865 | 15,067,544 | 3,990,453 | 8,611,554 | 13.7 | 1.65% | 0.66% |
| 2012 | 314,589,000 | 286,750,321 | 14,667,731 | 4,625,259 | 8,545,689 | 13.52 | −1.79% | 0.66% |
| 2011 | 320,337,844 | 290,638,298 | 14,454,767 | 4,607,765 | 10,637,015 | 13.82 | 2.1% | 0.68% |
| 2010 | 313,737,550 | 283,998,049 | 14,636,895 | 4,652,808 | 10,449,798 | 13.58 | 2.34% | 0.69% |
| 2009 | 306,568,144 | 266,247,352 | 14,504,701 | 4,527,233 | 21,288,858 | 13.32 | −5.61% | 0.71% |
| 2008 | 324,800,590 | 279,744,407 | 14,215,312 | 4,563,096 | 26,277,776 | 14.17 | −4.94% | 0.74% |
| 2007 | 341,672,193 | 292,367,095 | 14,541,490 | 4,933,288 | 29,830,320 | 14.96 | 2.77% | 0.79% |
| 2006 | 332,474,323 | 287,540,828 | 13,732,499 | 4,934,409 | 26,266,587 | 14.63 | −2.93% | 0.79% |
| 2005 | 342,501,807 | 280,148,516 | 13,660,237 | 4,827,799 | 43,865,256 | 15.15 | −1.68% | 0.84% |
| 2004 | 348,352,776 | 271,875,257 | 13,327,120 | 4,892,061 | 58,258,338 | 15.51 | 4.45% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 333,515,570 | 260,565,026 | 13,165,210 | 5,085,229 | 54,700,105 | 14.95 | 3.44% | 0.88% |
| 2002 | 322,421,023 | 250,356,058 | 13,054,525 | 5,182,634 | 53,827,806 | 14.56 | 20.61% | 0.88% |
| 2001 | 267,331,576 | 243,108,082 | 13,123,184 | 5,117,080 | 5,983,230 | 12.16 | 3.15% | 0.74% |
| 2000 | 259,164,943 | 237,326,820 | 12,262,570 | 5,059,488 | 4,516,066 | 11.87 | 6.93% | 0.72% |
| 1999 | 242,365,798 | 219,606,001 | 12,099,264 | 4,880,020 | 5,780,513 | 11.16 | 4.26% | 0.69% |
| 1998 | 232,461,775 | 209,853,631 | 11,977,609 | 5,081,680 | 5,548,855 | 10.76 | 5.08% | 0.67% |
| 1997 | 221,227,994 | 199,751,730 | 11,950,991 | 4,969,147 | 4,556,127 | 10.3 | 7.2% | 0.64% |
| 1996 | 206,366,259 | 185,512,930 | 11,724,792 | 5,165,393 | 3,963,144 | 9.66 | 4.83% | 0.60% |
| 1995 | 196,863,888 | 176,703,871 | 11,775,333 | 5,270,023 | 3,114,661 | 9.27 | 5.31% | 0.59% |
| 1994 | 186,934,994 | 167,683,769 | 11,421,453 | 5,147,749 | 2,682,023 | 8.87 | 5.66% | 0.57% |
| 1993 | 176,918,908 | 158,351,775 | 11,439,208 | 4,953,986 | 2,173,939 | 8.46 | 6.92% | 0.55% |
| 1992 | 165,475,550 | 148,243,006 | 11,412,785 | 4,731,827 | 1,087,931 | 7.99 | 5.11% | 0.51% |
| 1991 | 157,432,053 | 140,651,775 | 11,416,997 | 4,709,218 | 654,063 | 7.67 | 7.45% | 0.49% |
| 1990 | 146,522,740 | 130,662,899 | 11,360,569 | 4,411,147 | 88,125 | 7.21 | 2.33% | 0.45% |
| 1989 | 143,183,890 | 128,029,969 | 10,871,683 | 4,277,679 | 4,559 | 7.13 | 7.75% | 0.45% |
| 1988 | 132,881,704 | 117,906,612 | 10,828,410 | 4,142,451 | 4,230 | 6.69 | 14.94% | 0.42% |
| 1987 | 115,610,064 | 100,963,190 | 10,839,410 | 3,804,409 | 3,055 | 5.89 | 4.4% | 0.38% |
| 1986 | 110,739,699 | 96,046,673 | 10,889,859 | 3,800,676 | 2,491 | 5.71 | 11.83% | 0.37% |
| 1985 | 99,024,708 | 84,474,864 | 11,040,312 | 3,507,510 | 2,021 | 5.18 | −0.74% | 0.34% |
| 1984 | 99,763,702 | 85,248,246 | 11,022,315 | 3,490,697 | 2,444 | 5.29 | 0.67% | 0.35% |
| 1983 | 99,096,138 | 84,419,076 | 11,193,311 | 3,482,059 | 1,692 | 5.33 | 4.69% | 0.35% |
| 1982 | 94,657,997 | 80,356,249 | 11,093,446 | 3,206,986 | 1,316 | 5.17 | 4.94% | 0.34% |
| 1981 | 90,205,163 | 75,993,529 | 10,916,328 | 3,294,036 | 1,269 | 5.01 | −7.01% | 0.32% |
| 1980 | 97,003,409 | 82,719,965 | 10,818,757 | 3,463,465 | 1,222 | 5.48 | 7.7% | 0.34% |
| 1979 | 90,064,992 | 75,389,377 | 11,023,443 | 3,651,185 | 987 | 5.17 | 4.37% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 86,291,276 | 71,599,010 | 11,104,615 | 3,586,899 | 752 | 5.04 | 10.17% | 0.31% |
| 1977 | 78,322,027 | 63,788,030 | 11,267,724 | 3,265,709 | 564 | 4.65 | 5.6% | 0.29% |
| 1976 | 74,165,766 | 59,864,210 | 11,273,658 | 3,027,382 | 517 | 4.49 | 14.74% | 0.28% |
| 1975 | 64,638,261 | 50,941,272 | 10,746,047 | 2,950,566 | 376 | 3.98 | 6.41% | 0.25% |
| 1974 | 60,745,502 | 47,262,488 | 10,560,444 | 2,922,193 | 376 | 3.81 | −1.22% | 0.24% |
| 1973 | 61,498,368 | 48,244,953 | 10,249,246 | 3,003,793 | 376 | 3.93 | 7.7% | 0.24% |
| 1972 | 57,104,007 | 43,722,454 | 10,488,478 | 2,892,700 | 376 | 3.72 | 8.9% | 0.24% |
| 1971 | 52,434,809 | 39,178,471 | 10,428,757 | 2,827,204 | 376 | 3.49 | 0.05% | 0.23% |
| 1970 | 52,410,393 | 39,005,686 | 10,572,894 | 2,831,437 | 376 | 3.57 | – | 0.23% |
See also
- Taiwan CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Taiwan
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).