China vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 3,693 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan, a difference of 473 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 182.4 kt | 2,710 kt | 2,528 kt | Japan |
| 1980s | 271.37 kt | 3,135 kt | 2,864 kt | Japan |
| 1990s | 449.21 kt | 4,347 kt | 3,898 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,002 kt | 4,633 kt | 3,631 kt | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,956 kt | 3,832 kt | 875.85 kt | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,574 kt | 3,310 kt | 263.72 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China or Japan?
- China, at 3,693 kt against 3,220 kt in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China and Japan?
- 473 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and Japan 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