China, mainland vs OECD: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 13,203 kt against 3,640 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 9,563 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 3.6 times China, mainland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 145 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 175.7 kt | 7,776 kt | 7,600 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 261.9 kt | 9,222 kt | 8,960 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 409.2 kt | 11,243 kt | 10,834 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 891.2 kt | 13,145 kt | 12,254 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 2,910 kt | 12,965 kt | 10,055 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 3,522 kt | 13,152 kt | 9,630 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China, mainland or OECD?
- OECD, at 13,203 kt against 3,640 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, mainland and OECD?
- 9,563 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st 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