China (People’s Republic of) vs OECD: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 13,203 kt against 3,693 kt in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 9,510 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 3.6 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 145 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 182.4 kt | 7,776 kt | 7,593 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 271.37 kt | 9,222 kt | 8,951 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 449.21 kt | 11,243 kt | 10,794 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 1,002 kt | 13,145 kt | 12,143 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 2,956 kt | 12,965 kt | 10,009 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 3,574 kt | 13,152 kt | 9,579 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China (People’s Republic of) or OECD?
- OECD, at 13,203 kt against 3,693 kt in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
- 9,510 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and OECD?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and OECD rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 145 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