Annex I countries vs China, mainland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Annex I countries
572,582 kt
in 2023
China, mainland
386,535 kt
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
4th
China, mainland rank
3rd

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • Annex I countries
  • China, mainland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Annex I countries currently reports 572,582 kt against 386,535 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 186,047 kt.

That makes Annex I countries's figure about 1.5 times China, mainland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Annex I countries has been ahead every year.

Annex I countries ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 33 groups.

Annex I countries has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 507,436 kt 82,588 kt 424,849 kt Annex I countries
1970s 650,961 kt 99,234 kt 551,727 kt Annex I countries
1980s 689,704 kt 117,873 kt 571,830 kt Annex I countries
1990s 665,822 kt 142,136 kt 523,686 kt Annex I countries
2000s 577,845 kt 194,745 kt 383,100 kt Annex I countries
2010s 531,549 kt 298,444 kt 233,104 kt Annex I countries
2020s 564,368 kt 369,761 kt 194,608 kt Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Annex I countries or China, mainland?
Annex I countries, at 572,582 kt against 386,535 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Annex I countries and China, mainland?
186,047 kt, with Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China, mainland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China, mainland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Annex I countries ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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