Which has higher incineration — emissions, Annex I countries or China?

Annex I countries, at 13,176 kt against 11,228 kt in China as of 2023.

What is the difference in incineration — emissions between Annex I countries and China?

1,948 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Incineration — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Annex I countries vs China: Incineration — Emissions

Annex I countries

13,176 kt

in 2023

China

11,228 kt

in 2023

Annex I countries rank

5th

China rank

2nd

Incineration — Emissions over time

Annex I countries
China

How they compare

Annex I countries currently reports 13,176 kt against 11,228 kt in China, a difference of 1,948 kt.

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

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

Annex I countries ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 25 groups.

Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Annex I countries	China	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,813 kt	10,036 kt	2,777 kt	Annex I countries
2000s	13,019 kt	10,495 kt	2,524 kt	Annex I countries
2010s	13,147 kt	11,027 kt	2,120 kt	Annex I countries
2020s	13,176 kt	11,211 kt	1,965 kt	Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incineration — emissions, Annex I countries or China?: Annex I countries, at 13,176 kt against 11,228 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in incineration — emissions between Annex I countries and China?: 1,948 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China rank globally for incineration — emissions?: Annex I countries ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 25 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Incineration — 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: Incineration — 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, 5,004 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.