China, mainland vs Japan: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- Japan
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 3,640 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan, a difference of 420 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
China, mainland ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 175.7 kt | 2,710 kt | 2,534 kt | Japan |
| 1980s | 261.9 kt | 3,135 kt | 2,873 kt | Japan |
| 1990s | 409.2 kt | 4,347 kt | 3,938 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 891.2 kt | 4,633 kt | 3,742 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,910 kt | 3,832 kt | 922 kt | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,522 kt | 3,310 kt | 212.5 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China, mainland or Japan?
- China, mainland, at 3,640 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, mainland and Japan?
- 420 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th of 145 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