Asia vs China: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
Asia currently reports 9,388 kt against 3,693 kt in China, a difference of 5,695 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 3,194 kt | 182.4 kt | 3,012 kt | Asia |
| 1980s | 3,870 kt | 271.37 kt | 3,599 kt | Asia |
| 1990s | 6,026 kt | 449.21 kt | 5,577 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 7,706 kt | 1,002 kt | 6,703 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 9,014 kt | 2,956 kt | 6,058 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 9,332 kt | 3,574 kt | 5,758 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Asia or China?
- Asia, at 9,388 kt against 3,693 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Asia and China?
- 5,695 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). 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