Americas vs China: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 15,901 kt against 13,254 kt in China, a difference of 2,647 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,785 kt | 2,846 kt | 5,940 kt | Americas |
| 1970s | 11,953 kt | 3,401 kt | 8,552 kt | Americas |
| 1980s | 14,004 kt | 4,024 kt | 9,980 kt | Americas |
| 1990s | 14,806 kt | 4,818 kt | 9,988 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 14,040 kt | 6,657 kt | 7,383 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 14,379 kt | 10,222 kt | 4,157 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 15,656 kt | 12,680 kt | 2,976 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 15,901 kt against 13,254 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Americas and China?
- 2,647 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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