Americas vs China, mainland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate

Americas
0.7953 % change on previous year
in 2023
China, mainland
3.25 % change on previous year
in 2023
Americas rank
24th
China, mainland rank
23rd

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
-50510196219922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 3.25 % change on previous year against 0.7953 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 2.45 % change on previous year.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 4.1 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 24th and China, mainland ranks 23rd of 33 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and China, mainland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 5.74 % change on previous year 1.82 % change on previous year 3.92 % change on previous year Americas
1970s 1.93 % change on previous year 1.89 % change on previous year 0.0339 % change on previous year Americas
1980s 1.28 % change on previous year 0.912 % change on previous year 0.3701 % change on previous year Americas
1990s -0.2694 % change on previous year 2.64 % change on previous year 2.91 % change on previous year China, mainland
2000s -0.1168 % change on previous year 3.83 % change on previous year 3.94 % change on previous year China, mainland
2010s 0.7895 % change on previous year 4.31 % change on previous year 3.52 % change on previous year China, mainland
2020s 0.9825 % change on previous year 2.96 % change on previous year 1.98 % change on previous year China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate, Americas or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 3.25 % change on previous year against 0.7953 % change on previous year in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate between Americas and China, mainland?
2.45 % change on previous year, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate?
Americas ranks 24th and China, mainland ranks 23rd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 14,985 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.