China vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4,180 kt against 3,693 kt in China, a difference of 487 kt.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 2nd of 169 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 182.4 kt | 1,768 kt | 1,586 kt | Spain |
| 1980s | 271.37 kt | 2,307 kt | 2,036 kt | Spain |
| 1990s | 449.21 kt | 2,328 kt | 1,879 kt | Spain |
| 2000s | 1,002 kt | 3,113 kt | 2,111 kt | Spain |
| 2010s | 2,956 kt | 3,326 kt | 369.85 kt | Spain |
| 2020s | 3,574 kt | 4,048 kt | 473.78 kt | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China or Spain?
- Spain, at 4,180 kt against 3,693 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between China and Spain?
- 487 kt, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 2nd 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