China, mainland vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China, mainland
- United States
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 386,535 kt against 147,890 kt in United States, a difference of 238,645 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,588 kt | 179,859 kt | 97,272 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 99,234 kt | 233,307 kt | 134,073 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 117,873 kt | 244,472 kt | 126,598 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 142,136 kt | 222,272 kt | 80,136 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 194,745 kt | 162,036 kt | 32,710 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 298,444 kt | 140,857 kt | 157,588 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 369,761 kt | 146,641 kt | 223,120 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or United States?
- China, mainland, at 386,535 kt against 147,890 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and United States?
- 238,645 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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