Americas vs China: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate
Americas
0.7953 % change on previous year
in 2023
China
3.08 % change on previous year
in 2023
Americas rank
24th
China rank
27th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 3.08 % change on previous year against 0.7953 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 2.28 % change on previous year.
That makes China's figure about 3.9 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 ranks 27th of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.74 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 1970s | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 0.1247 % change on previous year | China |
| 1980s | 1.28 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.1999 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 1990s | -0.2694 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | -0.1168 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 0.7895 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 0.9825 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | China |
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?
- China, at 3.08 % 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?
- 2.28 % change on previous year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 24th and China ranks 27th 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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About this data
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.