Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Taiwan

Methane emissions in Taiwan in 2024 — 15.47 Mt. Ranked 117 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,374.3%.

2024 15.47 Mt +0.68% vs 2023
World rank 117of 199
Period maximum 15.71 Mt2021
Period minimum 1.05 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Taiwan, 1850–202405101520185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 1.05 Mt1853: 1.06 Mt1856: 1.07 Mt1859: 1.08 Mt1862: 1.09 Mt1865: 1.1 Mt1868: 1.11 Mt1871: 1.12 Mt1874: 1.13 Mt1877: 1.14 Mt1880: 1.16 Mt1883: 1.17 Mt1886: 1.18 Mt1889: 1.19 Mt1892: 1.23 Mt1895: 1.28 Mt1898: 1.35 Mt1901: 1.4 Mt1904: 1.43 Mt1907: 1.48 Mt1910: 1.55 Mt1913: 1.62 Mt1916: 1.74 Mt1919: 2.03 Mt1922: 2.21 Mt1925: 2.45 Mt1928: 2.5 Mt1931: 2.53 Mt1934: 2.72 Mt1937: 3.13 Mt1940: 3.79 Mt1943: 4.11 Mt1946: 4.11 Mt1949: 4.95 Mt1952: 5.73 Mt1955: 6.38 Mt1958: 7.39 Mt1961: 8.26 Mt1964: 8.7 Mt1967: 8.89 Mt1970: 8.8 Mt1973: 8.64 Mt1976: 9.34 Mt1979: 9.38 Mt1982: 9.52 Mt1985: 9.79 Mt1988: 9.86 Mt1991: 10.59 Mt1994: 10.78 Mt1997: 11.3 Mt2000: 11.72 Mt2003: 12.87 Mt2006: 13.5 Mt2009: 14.32 Mt2012: 14.43 Mt2015: 15.12 Mt2018: 15.54 Mt2021: 15.71 Mt2024: 15.47 Mt
Change over the period: +14.42 (+1,374.26%) Average annual rate: 1.56 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Taiwan 15.47 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
East Asia & Pacific computed 2,727.3 Mt
Eastern Asia computed 1,741.22 Mt
High-income countries computed 2,488.92 Mt
Methane emissions — Taiwan, by year Taiwan All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 15.47 +0.11 +0.68%
2023 15.36 −0.28 −1.82%
2022 15.64 −0.06 −0.4%
2021 15.71 +0.3 +1.97%
2020 15.4 −0.21 −1.36%
2019 15.62 +0.07 +0.48%
2018 15.54 +0.27 +1.73%
2017 15.28 −0.07 −0.47%
2016 15.35 +0.23 +1.52%
2015 15.12 +0.01 +0.07%
2014 15.11 +0.22 +1.48%
2013 14.89 +0.46 +3.17%
2012 14.43 +0.2 +1.43%
2011 14.23 −0.29 −2%
2010 14.52 +0.2 +1.38%
2009 14.32 +0.48 +3.48%
2008 13.84 −0.61 −4.2%
2007 14.44 +0.94 +6.96%
2006 13.5 +0.05 +0.37%
2005 13.45 +0.3 +2.26%
2004 13.16 +0.29 +2.27%
2003 12.87 +0.22 +1.74%
2002 12.65 −0.07 −0.57%
2001 12.72 +1 +8.53%
2000 11.72 +0.19 +1.68%
1999 11.52 +0.11 +0.95%
1998 11.42 +0.11 +0.99%
1997 11.3 +0.17 +1.53%
1996 11.13 +0.03 +0.27%
1995 11.1 +0.33 +3.04%
1994 10.78 +0.07 +0.67%
1993 10.7 −0.03 −0.28%
1992 10.73 +0.14 +1.34%
1991 10.59 +0.1 +0.95%
1990 10.49 +0.59 +5.98%
1989 9.9 +0.04 +0.39%
1988 9.86 +0.05 +0.51%
1987 9.81 +0.03 +0.28%
1986 9.78 −0 −0.02%
1985 9.79 +0.1 +1.04%
1984 9.69 +0.04 +0.41%
1983 9.65 +0.12 +1.28%
1982 9.52 +0.13 +1.43%
1981 9.39 +0.08 +0.82%
1980 9.31 −0.07 −0.72%
1979 9.38 −0.05 −0.5%
1978 9.43 +0.05 +0.55%
1977 9.38 +0.03 +0.35%
1976 9.34 +0.4 +4.45%
1975 8.95 +0.14 +1.59%
1974 8.81 +0.16 +1.91%
1973 8.64 −0.1 −1.19%
1972 8.74 −0.02 −0.21%
1971 8.76 −0.04 −0.41%
1970 8.8 +0.04 +0.45%
1969 8.76 −0.14 −1.6%
1968 8.9 +0.02 +0.18%
1967 8.89 +0.13 +1.43%
1966 8.76 +0.08 +0.97%
1965 8.68 −0.03 −0.32%
1964 8.7 +0.05 +0.53%
1963 8.66 +0.09 +1.05%
1962 8.57 +0.31 +3.69%
1961 8.26 −0.02 −0.28%
1960 8.29 +0.42 +5.38%
1959 7.86 +0.47 +6.4%
1958 7.39 +0.4 +5.8%
1957 6.99 +0.35 +5.2%
1956 6.64 +0.26 +4.03%
1955 6.38 +0.35 +5.78%
1954 6.03 +0.14 +2.39%
1953 5.89 +0.17 +2.92%
1952 5.73 +0.45 +8.57%
1951 5.27 +0.32 +6.44%
1950 4.96 +0.01 +0.2%
1949 4.95 +0.18 +3.78%
1948 4.77 +0.35 +7.98%
1947 4.41 +0.31 +7.5%
1946 4.11 +0.3 +8%
1945 3.8 −0.21 −5.14%
1944 4.01 −0.11 −2.58%
1943 4.11 +0.2 +5.06%
1942 3.92 −0.07 −1.83%
1941 3.99 +0.2 +5.31%
1940 3.79 +0.19 +5.19%
1939 3.6 +0.28 +8.43%
1938 3.32 +0.2 +6.24%
1937 3.13 +0.18 +5.93%
1936 2.95 +0.15 +5.24%
1935 2.8 +0.08 +2.98%
1934 2.72 +0.04 +1.61%
1933 2.68 +0.13 +5.18%
1932 2.55 +0.02 +0.67%
1931 2.53 −0.03 −1.29%
1930 2.56 +0.06 +2.32%
1929 2.51 +0.01 +0.32%
1928 2.5 −0.09 −3.63%
1927 2.59 +0.06 +2.37%
1926 2.53 +0.08 +3.26%
1925 2.45 +0.11 +4.65%
1924 2.34 +0.06 +2.54%
1923 2.28 +0.07 +3.35%
1922 2.21 +0.17 +8.33%
1921 2.04 −0.02 −0.97%
1920 2.06 +0.03 +1.63%
1919 2.03 +0.14 +7.48%
1918 1.89 +0.07 +3.8%
1917 1.82 +0.08 +4.67%
1916 1.74 +0.07 +4.39%
1915 1.66 +0.03 +1.59%
1914 1.64 +0.02 +1.3%
1913 1.62 +0.03 +1.83%
1912 1.59 +0.02 +1.34%
1911 1.57 +0.02 +1.29%
1910 1.55 +0.03 +1.98%
1909 1.52 +0.02 +1.4%
1908 1.5 +0.02 +1.08%
1907 1.48 +0.02 +1.51%
1906 1.46 +0.01 +0.76%
1905 1.45 +0.01 +0.91%
1904 1.43 +0.01 +0.56%
1903 1.43 +0 +0.07%
1902 1.42 +0.02 +1.5%
1901 1.4 +0.02 +1.37%
1900 1.38 +0.02 +1.62%
1899 1.36 +0.01 +0.89%
1898 1.35 +0.03 +2.12%
1897 1.32 +0.03 +1.93%
1896 1.3 +0.02 +1.41%
1895 1.28 +0.02 +1.43%
1894 1.26 +0.02 +1.37%
1893 1.24 +0.02 +1.39%
1892 1.23 +0.02 +1.49%
1891 1.21 +0.02 +1.43%
1890 1.19 +0 +0.34%
1889 1.19 +0 +0.25%
1888 1.19 +0 +0.34%
1887 1.18 +0 +0.34%
1886 1.18 +0 +0.34%
1885 1.17 +0 +0.26%
1884 1.17 +0 +0.34%
1883 1.17 +0 +0.34%
1882 1.16 +0 +0.26%
1881 1.16 +0 +0.35%
1880 1.16 +0 +0.35%
1879 1.15 +0 +0.26%
1878 1.15 +0 +0.35%
1877 1.14 +0 +0.35%
1876 1.14 +0 +0.26%
1875 1.14 +0 +0.35%
1874 1.13 +0 +0.35%
1873 1.13 +0 +0.27%
1872 1.13 +0 +0.36%
1871 1.12 +0 +0.36%
1870 1.12 +0 +0.27%
1869 1.12 +0 +0.36%
1868 1.11 +0 +0.27%
1867 1.11 +0 +0.36%
1866 1.1 +0 +0.27%
1865 1.1 +0 +0.36%
1864 1.1 +0 +0.27%
1863 1.09 +0 +0.27%
1862 1.09 +0 +0.37%
1861 1.09 +0 +0.28%
1860 1.08 +0 +0.37%
1859 1.08 +0 +0.28%
1858 1.08 +0 +0.37%
1857 1.07 +0 +0.28%
1856 1.07 +0 +0.38%
1855 1.07 +0 +0.28%
1854 1.06 +0 +0.38%
1853 1.06 +0 +0.28%
1852 1.06 +0 +0.28%
1851 1.05 +0 +0.38%
1850 1.05

Eastern Asia, 2024

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About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

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