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Carbon intensity of the economy — Taiwan

Carbon intensity of the economy in Taiwan in 2022 — 0.22 kg/$. Ranked 99 in the world out of 164.

2022 0.22 kg/$ −5.58% vs 2021
World rank 99of 164
Period maximum 0.668 kg/$1940
Period minimum 0 kg/$1820

Trend over time

1820–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Taiwan, 1820–202200.20.40.60.8182018411862188319041925194619671988200920221820: 0 kg/$1901: 0.057 kg/$1903: 0.057 kg/$1905: 0.083 kg/$1907: 0.099 kg/$1909: 0.114 kg/$1911: 0.161 kg/$1913: 0.191 kg/$1915: 0.222 kg/$1917: 0.319 kg/$1919: 0.516 kg/$1921: 0.466 kg/$1923: 0.558 kg/$1925: 0.566 kg/$1927: 0.607 kg/$1929: 0.474 kg/$1931: 0.403 kg/$1933: 0.435 kg/$1935: 0.388 kg/$1937: 0.437 kg/$1939: 0.575 kg/$1950: 0.348 kg/$1952: 0.486 kg/$1954: 0.412 kg/$1956: 0.427 kg/$1958: 0.465 kg/$1960: 0.507 kg/$1962: 0.524 kg/$1964: 0.51 kg/$1966: 0.485 kg/$1968: 0.498 kg/$1970: 0.489 kg/$1972: 0.477 kg/$1974: 0.457 kg/$1976: 0.547 kg/$1978: 0.553 kg/$1980: 0.56 kg/$1982: 0.427 kg/$1984: 0.395 kg/$1986: 0.374 kg/$1988: 0.38 kg/$1990: 0.389 kg/$1992: 0.382 kg/$1994: 0.38 kg/$1996: 0.373 kg/$1998: 0.383 kg/$2000: 0.384 kg/$2002: 0.389 kg/$2004: 0.384 kg/$2006: 0.371 kg/$2008: 0.336 kg/$2010: 0.315 kg/$2012: 0.301 kg/$2014: 0.284 kg/$2016: 0.277 kg/$2018: 0.265 kg/$2020: 0.238 kg/$2022: 0.22 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.22

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Taiwan

Taiwan 0.22 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Eastern Asia computed 0.388 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Taiwan, by year Taiwan All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.22 −0.013 −5.58%
2021 0.233 −0.005 −2.1%
2020 0.238 −0.01 −4.03%
2019 0.248 −0.017 −6.42%
2018 0.265 −0.009 −3.28%
2017 0.274 −0.003 −1.08%
2016 0.277 −0.002 −0.72%
2015 0.279 −0.005 −1.76%
2014 0.284 −0.011 −3.73%
2013 0.295 −0.006 −1.99%
2012 0.301 −0.01 −3.22%
2011 0.311 −0.004 −1.27%
2010 0.315 −0.01 −3.08%
2009 0.325 −0.011 −3.27%
2008 0.336 −0.018 −5.08%
2007 0.354 −0.017 −4.58%
2006 0.371 −0.005 −1.33%
2005 0.376 −0.008 −2.08%
2004 0.384 −0.008 −2.04%
2003 0.392 +0.003 +0.77%
2002 0.389 −0.008 −2.02%
2001 0.397 +0.013 +3.39%
2000 0.384 +0.011 +2.95%
1999 0.373 −0.01 −2.61%
1998 0.383 +0.005 +1.32%
1997 0.378 +0.005 +1.34%
1996 0.373 −0.003 −0.8%
1995 0.376 −0.004 −1.05%
1994 0.38 −0.008 −2.06%
1993 0.388 +0.006 +1.57%
1992 0.382 −0.005 −1.29%
1991 0.387 −0.002 −0.51%
1990 0.389 +0.01 +2.64%
1989 0.379 −0.001 −0.26%
1988 0.38 +0.042 +12.43%
1987 0.338 −0.036 −9.63%
1986 0.374 +0.004 +1.08%
1985 0.37 −0.025 −6.33%
1984 0.395 −0.036 −8.35%
1983 0.431 +0.004 +0.94%
1982 0.427 −0.047 −9.92%
1981 0.474 −0.086 −15.36%
1980 0.56 +0.015 +2.75%
1979 0.545 −0.008 −1.45%
1978 0.553 +0.013 +2.41%
1977 0.54 −0.007 −1.28%
1976 0.547 +0.065 +13.49%
1975 0.482 +0.025 +5.47%
1974 0.457 −0.017 −3.59%
1973 0.474 −0.003 −0.63%
1972 0.477 +0.003 +0.63%
1971 0.474 −0.015 −3.07%
1970 0.489 −0.009 −1.81%
1969 0.498 +0 +0%
1968 0.498 +0.003 +0.61%
1967 0.495 +0.01 +2.06%
1966 0.485 +0 +0%
1965 0.485 −0.025 −4.9%
1964 0.51 −0.001 −0.2%
1963 0.511 −0.013 −2.48%
1962 0.524 +0.023 +4.59%
1961 0.501 −0.006 −1.18%
1960 0.507 +0.011 +2.22%
1959 0.496 +0.031 +6.67%
1958 0.465 +0.041 +9.67%
1957 0.424 −0.003 −0.7%
1956 0.427 +0.005 +1.18%
1955 0.422 +0.01 +2.43%
1954 0.412 −0.038 −8.44%
1953 0.45 −0.036 −7.41%
1952 0.486 +0.069 +16.55%
1951 0.417 +0.069 +19.83%
1950 0.348 — —
1940 0.668 +0.093 +16.17%
1939 0.575 +0.112 +24.19%
1938 0.463 +0.026 +5.95%
1937 0.437 +0.039 +9.8%
1936 0.398 +0.01 +2.58%
1935 0.388 −0.022 −5.37%
1934 0.41 −0.025 −5.75%
1933 0.435 +0.073 +20.17%
1932 0.362 −0.041 −10.17%
1931 0.403 −0.057 −12.39%
1930 0.46 −0.014 −2.95%
1929 0.474 −0.028 −5.58%
1928 0.502 −0.105 −17.3%
1927 0.607 +0.02 +3.41%
1926 0.587 +0.021 +3.71%
1925 0.566 +0.032 +5.99%
1924 0.534 −0.024 −4.3%
1923 0.558 +0.02 +3.72%
1922 0.538 +0.072 +15.45%
1921 0.466 −0.075 −13.86%
1920 0.541 +0.025 +4.84%
1919 0.516 +0.121 +30.63%
1918 0.395 +0.076 +23.82%
1917 0.319 +0.04 +14.34%
1916 0.279 +0.057 +25.68%
1915 0.222 +0.012 +5.71%
1914 0.21 +0.019 +9.95%
1913 0.191 +0.008 +4.37%
1912 0.183 +0.022 +13.66%
1911 0.161 +0.021 +15%
1910 0.14 +0.026 +22.81%
1909 0.114 +0.006 +5.56%
1908 0.108 +0.009 +9.09%
1907 0.099 +0.015 +17.86%
1906 0.084 +0.001 +1.2%
1905 0.083 +0.023 +38.33%
1904 0.06 +0.003 +5.26%
1903 0.057 −0.024 −29.63%
1902 0.081 +0.024 +42.11%
1901 0.057 — —
1870 0 — —
1820 0 — —

Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HK Hong Kong 0.086 JP Japan 0.216 TW Taiwan 0.22 KR South Korea 0.284 CN China 0.434 MN Mongolia 0.903 KP North Korea 1.39
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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