China (People’s Republic of) vs World: Waste — Emissions
Waste — Emissions over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 19,893 kt against 3,693 kt in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 16,200 kt.
That makes World's figure about 5.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 145 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 182.4 kt | 8,310 kt | 8,127 kt | World |
| 1980s | 271.37 kt | 9,990 kt | 9,718 kt | World |
| 1990s | 449.21 kt | 12,673 kt | 12,223 kt | World |
| 2000s | 1,002 kt | 15,735 kt | 14,733 kt | World |
| 2010s | 2,956 kt | 18,042 kt | 15,086 kt | World |
| 2020s | 3,574 kt | 19,470 kt | 15,896 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, China (People’s Republic of) or World?
- World, at 19,893 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 World?
- 16,200 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and World rank globally for waste — emissions?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and World 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