China, mainland vs France: Waste — Emissions

China, mainland
3,640 kt
in 2023
France
2,330 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
France rank
6th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • France
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 3,640 kt against 2,330 kt in France, a difference of 1,310 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.6 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

China, mainland ranks 4th and France ranks 6th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and France in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland France Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt —
1970s 175.7 kt 1,308 kt 1,132 kt France
1980s 261.9 kt 1,435 kt 1,173 kt France
1990s 409.2 kt 1,691 kt 1,282 kt France
2000s 891.2 kt 2,043 kt 1,152 kt France
2010s 2,910 kt 2,298 kt 612 kt China, mainland
2020s 3,522 kt 2,272 kt 1,250 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, China, mainland or France?
China, mainland, at 3,640 kt against 2,330 kt in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, mainland and France?
1,310 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and France rank globally for waste — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 4th and France ranks 6th 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
202 places, 11,581 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