China, People's Republic of vs OECD: Waste — Emissions

China, People's Republic of
13,254 kt
in 2023
OECD
16,440 kt
in 2023
China, People's Republic of rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Waste — Emissions over time

  • China, People's Republic of
  • OECD
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 16,440 kt against 13,254 kt in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 3,186 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.2 times China, People's Republic of's.

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

China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, People's Republic of 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, People's Republic of or OECD?
OECD, at 16,440 kt against 13,254 kt in China, People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, People's Republic of and OECD?
3,186 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, People's Republic of and OECD rank globally for waste — emissions?
China, People's Republic of ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 197 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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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