China vs United States: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 13,254 kt against 4,940 kt in United States, a difference of 8,314 kt.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 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 ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,846 kt | 6,290 kt | 3,444 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 3,401 kt | 8,172 kt | 4,771 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 4,024 kt | 8,550 kt | 4,526 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 4,818 kt | 7,712 kt | 2,894 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 6,657 kt | 5,509 kt | 1,148 kt | China |
| 2010s | 10,222 kt | 4,728 kt | 5,494 kt | China |
| 2020s | 12,680 kt | 4,902 kt | 7,777 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China or United States?
- China, at 13,254 kt against 4,940 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China and United States?
- 8,314 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd 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