China, Taiwan Province of vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, Taiwan Province of
11,235 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
11,155 kt
in 2023
China, Taiwan Province of rank
43rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
44th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, Taiwan Province of
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, Taiwan Province of currently reports 11,235 kt against 11,155 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 80 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 43rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, Taiwan Province of averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Taiwan Province of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,612 kt 45,620 kt 44,008 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 2,452 kt 53,778 kt 51,326 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 4,054 kt 53,588 kt 49,535 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 5,965 kt 61,527 kt 55,563 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 8,658 kt 35,799 kt 27,141 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 10,564 kt 12,689 kt 2,125 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 11,304 kt 11,290 kt 13.9 kt China, Taiwan Province of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), China, Taiwan Province of or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
China, Taiwan Province of, at 11,235 kt against 11,155 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between China, Taiwan Province of and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
80 kt, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, Taiwan Province of and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 43rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th 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

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