China, mainland vs World: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 65,452 kt against 12,700 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 52,752 kt.
That makes World's figure about 5.2 times China, mainland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 232 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,753 kt | 26,919 kt | 24,166 kt | World |
| 1970s | 3,255 kt | 34,654 kt | 31,399 kt | World |
| 1980s | 3,796 kt | 40,166 kt | 36,370 kt | World |
| 1990s | 4,496 kt | 44,477 kt | 39,981 kt | World |
| 2000s | 6,225 kt | 47,960 kt | 41,735 kt | World |
| 2010s | 9,705 kt | 55,648 kt | 45,943 kt | World |
| 2020s | 12,125 kt | 63,707 kt | 51,582 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China, mainland or World?
- World, at 65,452 kt against 12,700 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, mainland and World?
- 52,752 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and World rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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