China vs Europe: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 7,802 kt against 3,693 kt in China, a difference of 4,109 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.1 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Europe ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 182.4 kt | 4,859 kt | 4,677 kt | Europe |
| 1980s | 271.37 kt | 5,778 kt | 5,507 kt | Europe |
| 1990s | 449.21 kt | 5,956 kt | 5,506 kt | Europe |
| 2000s | 1,002 kt | 6,863 kt | 5,861 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 2,956 kt | 7,211 kt | 4,255 kt | Europe |
| 2020s | 3,574 kt | 7,685 kt | 4,112 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China or Europe?
- Europe, at 7,802 kt against 3,693 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China and Europe?
- 4,109 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Europe rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and Europe 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
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