Asia vs China: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
Asia currently reports 968,786 kt against 402,662 kt in China, a difference of 566,124 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.4 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 205,467 kt | 85,573 kt | 119,894 kt | Asia |
| 1970s | 257,638 kt | 103,762 kt | 153,876 kt | Asia |
| 1980s | 322,298 kt | 124,699 kt | 197,599 kt | Asia |
| 1990s | 420,756 kt | 151,637 kt | 269,119 kt | Asia |
| 2000s | 563,336 kt | 207,418 kt | 355,918 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 782,459 kt | 313,478 kt | 468,982 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 936,244 kt | 385,881 kt | 550,364 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Asia or China?
- Asia, at 968,786 kt against 402,662 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and China?
- 566,124 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd 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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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