China, mainland vs OECD: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
317,232 kt
in 2023
OECD
299,414 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
OECD rank
3rd

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 317,232 kt against 299,414 kt in OECD, a difference of 17,818 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 218 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 261,012 kt 266,590 kt 5,578 kt OECD
2000s 289,241 kt 296,179 kt 6,938 kt OECD
2010s 309,310 kt 298,909 kt 10,401 kt China, mainland
2020s 316,478 kt 298,394 kt 18,084 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or OECD?
China, mainland, at 317,232 kt against 299,414 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and OECD?
17,818 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
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
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.