China vs OECD: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 16,440 kt against 13,254 kt in China, a difference of 3,186 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 232 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,846 kt | 15,255 kt | 12,409 kt | OECD |
| 1970s | 3,401 kt | 19,550 kt | 16,150 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 4,024 kt | 20,764 kt | 16,741 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 4,818 kt | 21,217 kt | 16,399 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 6,657 kt | 18,012 kt | 11,355 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 10,222 kt | 15,755 kt | 5,532 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 12,680 kt | 16,351 kt | 3,671 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China or OECD?
- OECD, at 16,440 kt against 13,254 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China and OECD?
- 3,186 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and OECD rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd and OECD 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