China vs France: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- China
- France
How they compare
China currently reports 3,693 kt against 2,330 kt in France, a difference of 1,363 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.6 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
China ranks 3rd and France ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 182.4 kt | 1,308 kt | 1,126 kt | France |
| 1980s | 271.37 kt | 1,435 kt | 1,164 kt | France |
| 1990s | 449.21 kt | 1,691 kt | 1,242 kt | France |
| 2000s | 1,002 kt | 2,043 kt | 1,041 kt | France |
| 2010s | 2,956 kt | 2,298 kt | 658.15 kt | China |
| 2020s | 3,574 kt | 2,272 kt | 1,301 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China or France?
- China, at 3,693 kt against 2,330 kt in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China and France?
- 1,363 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and France rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and France 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