Annex I countries vs China, mainland: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq)

Annex I countries
274,161 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
317,232 kt
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
5th
China, mainland rank
2nd

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Annex I countries
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 317,232 kt against 274,161 kt in Annex I countries, a difference of 43,071 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.2 times Annex I countries's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

Annex I countries ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 254,087 kt 261,012 kt 6,925 kt China, mainland
2000s 281,324 kt 289,241 kt 7,918 kt China, mainland
2010s 275,804 kt 309,310 kt 33,506 kt China, mainland
2020s 273,528 kt 316,478 kt 42,950 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq), Annex I countries or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 317,232 kt against 274,161 kt in Annex I countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) between Annex I countries and China, mainland?
43,071 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China, mainland rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
Annex I countries ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,027 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