China vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 402,662 kt against 147,890 kt in United States, a difference of 254,772 kt.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 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 ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85,573 kt | 179,859 kt | 94,287 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 103,762 kt | 233,307 kt | 129,545 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 124,699 kt | 244,472 kt | 119,772 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 151,637 kt | 222,272 kt | 70,636 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 207,418 kt | 162,036 kt | 45,382 kt | China |
| 2010s | 313,478 kt | 140,857 kt | 172,621 kt | China |
| 2020s | 385,881 kt | 146,641 kt | 239,240 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), China or United States?
- China, at 402,662 kt against 147,890 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between China and United States?
- 254,772 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 2nd 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