Americas vs China, mainland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate
Americas
0.828 % change on previous year
in 2023
China, mainland
3.08 % change on previous year
in 2023
Americas rank
24th
China, mainland rank
24th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate over time
- Americas
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 3.08 % change on previous year against 0.828 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 2.25 % change on previous year.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.7 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 24th and China, mainland ranks 24th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 1970s | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 0.116 % change on previous year | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0.1587 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 1990s | -0.1646 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | China, mainland |
| 2000s | -0.0461 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 0.8339 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 1 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate, Americas or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 3.08 % change on previous year against 0.828 % change on previous year in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate between Americas and China, mainland?
- 2.25 % change on previous year, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 24th and China, mainland ranks 24th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.