Australia vs China, Taiwan Province of: Waste — Emissions

Australia
418 kt
in 2023
China, Taiwan Province of
387 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
27th
China, Taiwan Province of rank
29th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Australia
  • China, Taiwan Province of
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 418 kt against 387 kt in China, Taiwan Province of, a difference of 31 kt.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times China, Taiwan Province of's.

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

Australia ranks 27th and China, Taiwan Province of ranks 29th of 201 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China, Taiwan Province of Difference Ahead
1960s 417 kt 46.84 kt 370.16 kt Australia
1970s 552.4 kt 75.3 kt 477.1 kt Australia
1980s 638.1 kt 132.5 kt 505.6 kt Australia
1990s 634.5 kt 199.7 kt 434.8 kt Australia
2000s 529.4 kt 293.2 kt 236.2 kt Australia
2010s 459.9 kt 364.2 kt 95.7 kt Australia
2020s 419.5 kt 389.75 kt 29.75 kt Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Australia or China, Taiwan Province of?
Australia, at 418 kt against 387 kt in China, Taiwan Province of as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Australia and China, Taiwan Province of?
31 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China, Taiwan Province of?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and China, Taiwan Province of rank globally for waste — emissions?
Australia ranks 27th and China, Taiwan Province of ranks 29th of 201 countries.
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