China, mainland vs Eastern Asia: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- China, mainland
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 8,535 kt against 3,640 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 4,895 kt.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.3 times China, mainland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 4th and Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 169 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 175.7 kt | 3,062 kt | 2,886 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 261.9 kt | 3,668 kt | 3,406 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 409.2 kt | 5,640 kt | 5,230 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 891.2 kt | 7,169 kt | 6,277 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 2,910 kt | 8,316 kt | 5,406 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 3,522 kt | 8,506 kt | 4,983 kt | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China, mainland or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 8,535 kt against 3,640 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, mainland and Eastern Asia?
- 4,895 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Eastern Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Eastern Asia rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 169 countries.
- 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