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Taiwan Annual CO2 Emissions

Taiwan's annual CO2 emissions fell to 261.15 million tonnes in 2023, down from 273.67 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 4.6% (12.52 million) from the previous year. Taiwan has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (261.15 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Asia, Taiwan is higher (261.15 million vs regional median 49.25 million) and ranks 11th out of 49 countries in Asia.

Yearly Historical Data (1750-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 261.15
2022 273.67
2021 283.57
2020 272.2
2019 274.44
2018 283.9
2017 285.73
2016 280.19
2015 276.26
2014 276.96
2013 274.58
2012 273.28
2011 276.77
2010 270.71
2009 253.03
2008 266.89
2007 280.08
2006 276.54
2005 266.89
2004 259.37
2003 249.13
2002 238.57
2001 231.43
2000 226.93
1999 208.02
1998 200.55
1997 190.78
1996 178.06
1995 170.06
1994 161.56
1993 154.05
1992 142.43
1991 133.63
1990 124.26
1989 123.13
1988 113.09
1987 98.21
1986 94.33
1985 84.73
1984 84.86
1983 83.14
1982 75.38
1981 75.05
1980 83.51
1979 75.77
1978 71.03
1977 61.13
1976 56.1
1975 43.45
1974 39.31
1973 40.24
1972 35.87
1971 31.47
1970 28.73
1969 26.29
1968 24.14
1967 21.97
1966 19.46
1965 17.84
1964 16.91
1963 15.11
1962 14.16
1961 12.53
1960 11.87
1959 10.99
1958 9.57
1957 8.18
1956 7.68
1955 7.2
1954 6.49
1953 6.47
1952 6.39
1951 4.91
1950 3.78
1949 4.47
1948 4.54
1947 3.62
1946 2.86
1945 2.19
1944 4.63
1943 6.43
1942 6.42
1941 7.94
1940 7.77
1939 7.18
1938 5.9
1937 5.25
1936 4.73
1935 4.36
1934 4.17
1933 4.2
1932 3.59
1931 3.77
1930 4.24
1929 4.19
1928 4.2
1927 4.93
1926 4.75
1925 4.49
1924 3.99
1923 3.83
1922 3.57
1921 2.76
1920 3.04
1919 2.91
1918 2.14
1917 1.8
1916 1.38
1915 1.01
1914 0.92
1913 0.85
1912 0.74
1911 0.68
1910 0.62
1909 0.49
1908 0.41
1907 0.36
1906 0.27
1905 0.25
1904 0.22
1903 0.22
1902 0.26
1901 0.18
1900 0.11
1899 0.08
1898 0.11
1897 0.05
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Taiwan Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Taiwan.