China, mainland vs OECD: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- China, mainland
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 507,448 kt against 386,535 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 120,913 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.3 times China, mainland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 232 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,588 kt | 441,344 kt | 358,756 kt | OECD |
| 1970s | 99,234 kt | 572,628 kt | 473,394 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 117,873 kt | 610,439 kt | 492,566 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 142,136 kt | 628,982 kt | 486,846 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 194,745 kt | 545,546 kt | 350,800 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 298,444 kt | 485,068 kt | 186,623 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 369,761 kt | 504,372 kt | 134,610 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or OECD?
- OECD, at 507,448 kt against 386,535 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and OECD?
- 120,913 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st 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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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