China, mainland vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 12,700 kt against 10,204 kt in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 2,496 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.2 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 4 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,753 kt | 1,990 kt | 763.43 kt | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 3,255 kt | 3,107 kt | 147.62 kt | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 3,796 kt | 4,685 kt | 888.77 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 4,496 kt | 6,331 kt | 1,835 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 6,225 kt | 7,771 kt | 1,546 kt | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 9,705 kt | 8,970 kt | 734.75 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 12,125 kt | 10,011 kt | 2,114 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China, mainland or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- China, mainland, at 12,700 kt against 10,204 kt in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, mainland and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 2,496 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th 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
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