China vs Eastern Asia: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- China
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 8,535 kt against 3,693 kt in China, a difference of 4,842 kt.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.3 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd 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 | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 182.4 kt | 3,062 kt | 2,879 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 271.37 kt | 3,668 kt | 3,397 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 449.21 kt | 5,640 kt | 5,190 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 1,002 kt | 7,169 kt | 6,166 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 2,956 kt | 8,316 kt | 5,360 kt | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 3,574 kt | 8,506 kt | 4,932 kt | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 8,535 kt against 3,693 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China and Eastern Asia?
- 4,842 kt, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Eastern Asia rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd 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