Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Taiwan
Taiwan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
124th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Taiwan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Taiwan is 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Taiwan peaked at 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Taiwan 124th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 0.0846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 0.0885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.0899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 0.097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1874 | 0.101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1875 | 0.1054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1877 | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1878 | 0.1178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1879 | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1880 | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 0.1232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.1252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.1262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.1264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.1332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.1345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.1354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.1374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.1382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.1398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.1405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.1411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.1418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1912 | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 0.1498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1917 | 0.1518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1918 | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.1571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.1573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1924 | 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.1571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.1545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.1527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.1519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.1508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.1505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.1502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 0.1498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1943 | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1944 | 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1946 | 0.2019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1947 | 0.214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1948 | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1949 | 0.2134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.2084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1951 | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.2113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 121 Honduras 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 122 Uganda 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 123 Kuwait 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 125 Switzerland 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 126 Ecuador 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 127 Tajikistan 0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,323 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Taiwan?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Taiwan was 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Taiwan rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 124th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.