East Asia & Pacific · High income · 2023

Taiwan: mid-book EDGAR inventory · 12.87 t per person

In 2023, Taiwan emitted 309 MtCO₂e (12.87 t per person, 0.39 t per $1K GDP) - energy led at 60% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 91%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Taiwan ranks #30 / 51 by absolute total and #10 / 51 by per-capita emissions among tracked economies in 2023.

#30 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#10 / 51
Per-capita rank
#30 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

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Emissions Performance Score
43/100
Taiwan · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions F
12.87 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity C+
0.39 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share A+
5%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend F
+492%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll TWN · 2023 309 Mt · 12.87 t per person

Taiwan sits mid-pack by absolute Mt among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (309 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 309 Mt
  • PC 12.87 t
  • INT 0.39
  • RANK-A #30 / 51
  • RANK-P #10 / 51
  • RANK-I #30 / 51
  • SECTOR 60% Energy
  • GAS 91% Carbon
  • PHOTO Kazakhstan
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Kazakhstan (319 Mt · Δ 11 Mt vs Taiwan)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Taiwan

1. Malaysia3252. Kazakhstan3193. Taiwan3094. Spain2865. Bangladesh282

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Taiwan's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total fell from 316.6 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 308.8 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −7.84 MtCO₂e (−2.5%).
  • Taiwan's energy total fell from 189.4 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 186.1 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −3.25 MtCO₂e (−1.7%).
  • Taiwan's methane total fell from 15.2 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 14.9 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −0.3 MtCO₂e (−2.0%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Placement is comparable across the full corpus: the same standardization basis (EDGAR v8.0 totals, population, and GDP denominators) feeds every country's rank on every ladder above. How we place countries.

Taiwan vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Taiwan's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

309 41st percentile more MtCO₂e than 41% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more economies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Taiwan 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Energy1862. Industry623. Transport334. Waste115. Buildings106. Agriculture47. Fugitive emissions2
0%100%60%
Energy share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Taiwan emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

0100200300400 197019771984199119982005201220192023 309
Reported annual emissions for Taiwan, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Taiwan 2023 greenhouse-gas inventory

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide279.92. Methane14.93. Fluorinated gases104. Nitrous oxide4.1

Scale versus per-person exposure

Per-person intensity signature

Per-person intensity is the standout for Taiwan: 12.87 t per person (upper tercile, ≥9.59 t) alongside 309 Mt absolute.

Taiwan ranks only #30 of 51 by absolute total in 2023, well behind its per-capita rank of #10 — a small overall footprint carried by a comparatively high per-person rate.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for TWN exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other East Asia & Pacific economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Taiwan (TWN) is in the middle third of live EDGAR country mass (309 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How do Taiwan's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Taiwan ranks #30 of 51 by absolute total and #10 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #30.

How much CO₂-equivalent did Taiwan emit in 2023?

Taiwan's 2023 total is 309 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Which sector dominates Taiwan's emissions?

Energy led at 60% of the 2023 national total (309 MtCO₂e).

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.