China, mainland vs World: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- China, mainland
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 19,893 kt against 3,640 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 16,253 kt.
That makes World's figure about 5.5 times China, mainland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 169 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 175.7 kt | 8,310 kt | 8,134 kt | World |
| 1980s | 261.9 kt | 9,990 kt | 9,728 kt | World |
| 1990s | 409.2 kt | 12,673 kt | 12,264 kt | World |
| 2000s | 891.2 kt | 15,735 kt | 14,844 kt | World |
| 2010s | 2,910 kt | 18,042 kt | 15,132 kt | World |
| 2020s | 3,522 kt | 19,470 kt | 15,947 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China, mainland or World?
- World, at 19,893 kt against 3,640 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, mainland and World?
- 16,253 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and World rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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