China vs OECD: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 507,448 kt against 402,662 kt in China, a difference of 104,786 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd 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 | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85,573 kt | 441,344 kt | 355,771 kt | OECD |
| 1970s | 103,762 kt | 572,628 kt | 468,866 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 124,699 kt | 610,439 kt | 485,740 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 151,637 kt | 628,982 kt | 477,345 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 207,418 kt | 545,546 kt | 338,128 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 313,478 kt | 485,068 kt | 171,590 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 385,881 kt | 504,372 kt | 118,490 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), China or OECD?
- OECD, at 507,448 kt against 402,662 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between China and OECD?
- 104,786 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and OECD rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 2nd 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