China, mainland vs United States: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- United States
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 12,700 kt against 4,940 kt in United States, a difference of 7,760 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,753 kt | 6,290 kt | 3,537 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 3,255 kt | 8,172 kt | 4,917 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 3,796 kt | 8,550 kt | 4,754 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 4,496 kt | 7,712 kt | 3,216 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 6,225 kt | 5,509 kt | 716 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 9,705 kt | 4,728 kt | 4,977 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 12,125 kt | 4,902 kt | 7,222 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China, mainland or United States?
- China, mainland, at 12,700 kt against 4,940 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, mainland and United States?
- 7,760 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 232 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