Annex I countries vs China: Waste — Emissions

Annex I countries
18,876 kt
in 2023
China
13,254 kt
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
3rd
China rank
2nd

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Annex I countries
  • China
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922023

How they compare

Annex I countries currently reports 18,876 kt against 13,254 kt in China, a difference of 5,622 kt.

That makes Annex I countries's figure about 1.4 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Annex I countries has been ahead every year.

Annex I countries ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 32 groups.

Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries China Difference Ahead
1960s 17,522 kt 2,846 kt 14,676 kt Annex I countries
1970s 22,251 kt 3,401 kt 18,850 kt Annex I countries
1980s 23,510 kt 4,024 kt 19,487 kt Annex I countries
1990s 22,526 kt 4,818 kt 17,708 kt Annex I countries
2000s 19,218 kt 6,657 kt 12,561 kt Annex I countries
2010s 17,496 kt 10,222 kt 7,273 kt Annex I countries
2020s 18,599 kt 12,680 kt 5,920 kt Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Annex I countries or China?
Annex I countries, at 18,876 kt against 13,254 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Annex I countries and China?
5,622 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China rank globally for waste — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 32 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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