Asia vs China: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
Asia currently reports 31,777 kt against 13,254 kt in China, a difference of 18,523 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.4 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,769 kt | 2,846 kt | 3,923 kt | Asia |
| 1970s | 8,301 kt | 3,401 kt | 4,901 kt | Asia |
| 1980s | 10,308 kt | 4,024 kt | 6,285 kt | Asia |
| 1990s | 13,374 kt | 4,818 kt | 8,556 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 18,104 kt | 6,657 kt | 11,448 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 25,471 kt | 10,222 kt | 15,249 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 30,671 kt | 12,680 kt | 17,992 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Asia or China?
- Asia, at 31,777 kt against 13,254 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Asia and China?
- 18,523 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Asia ranks 3rd 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