China, mainland vs European Union (27): Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions

China, mainland
10,703 kt
in 2023
European Union (27)
5,612 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
European Union (27) rank
6th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • European Union (27)
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 10,703 kt against 5,612 kt in European Union (27), a difference of 5,091 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 times European Union (27)'s.

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

China, mainland ranks 3rd and European Union (27) ranks 6th of 118 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland European Union (27) Difference Ahead
1990s 9,532 kt 5,363 kt 4,169 kt China, mainland
2000s 9,984 kt 5,510 kt 4,474 kt China, mainland
2010s 10,507 kt 5,571 kt 4,935 kt China, mainland
2020s 10,686 kt 5,595 kt 5,091 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions, China, mainland or European Union (27)?
China, mainland, at 10,703 kt against 5,612 kt in European Union (27) as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions between China, mainland and European Union (27)?
5,091 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and European Union (27)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and European Union (27) rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and European Union (27) ranks 6th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2). 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 (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
154 places, 5,025 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf