Africa vs China, mainland: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions over time
- Africa
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 10,253 kt against 5,998 kt in Africa, a difference of 4,255 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.7 times Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 9th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,357 kt | 8,626 kt | 4,269 kt | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 4,979 kt | 9,522 kt | 4,543 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 5,576 kt | 10,078 kt | 4,502 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 5,924 kt | 10,235 kt | 4,311 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions, Africa or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 10,253 kt against 5,998 kt in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions between Africa and China, mainland?
- 4,255 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China, mainland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and China, mainland rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
- Africa ranks 9th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.