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

China, mainland
386,535 kt
in 2023
Non-Annex I countries
1.41 million kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
Non-Annex I countries rank
2nd

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • China, mainland
  • Non-Annex I countries
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Non-Annex I countries currently reports 1.41 million kt against 386,535 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 1.02 million kt.

That makes Non-Annex I countries's figure about 3.6 times China, mainland's.

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

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Non-Annex I countries Difference Ahead
1960s 82,588 kt 282,828 kt 200,241 kt Non-Annex I countries
1970s 99,234 kt 375,393 kt 276,159 kt Non-Annex I countries
1980s 117,873 kt 504,930 kt 387,057 kt Non-Annex I countries
1990s 142,136 kt 667,987 kt 525,851 kt Non-Annex I countries
2000s 194,745 kt 872,735 kt 677,990 kt Non-Annex I countries
2010s 298,444 kt 1.16 million kt 857,653 kt Non-Annex I countries
2020s 369,761 kt 1.36 million kt 993,864 kt Non-Annex I countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or Non-Annex I countries?
Non-Annex I countries, at 1.41 million kt against 386,535 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and Non-Annex I countries?
1.02 million kt, with Non-Annex I countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Non-Annex I countries?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Non-Annex I countries rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd of 232 countries.
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
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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