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.
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
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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.