China vs World: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions

China
10,378 kt
in 2023
World
48,034 kt
in 2023
China rank
1st
World rank
1st

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions over time

  • China
  • World
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020062023

How they compare

World currently reports 48,034 kt against 10,378 kt in China, a difference of 37,656 kt.

That makes World's figure about 4.6 times China's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 235 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China World Difference Ahead
1990s 8,745 kt 39,135 kt 30,390 kt World
2000s 9,646 kt 43,940 kt 34,294 kt World
2010s 10,204 kt 46,955 kt 36,750 kt World
2020s 10,361 kt 47,823 kt 37,462 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions, China or World?
World, at 48,034 kt against 10,378 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions between China and World?
37,656 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and World rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 235 countries.
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

Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.