Australia vs China, Taiwan Province of: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Australia
11,704 kt
in 2023
China, Taiwan Province of
10,836 kt
in 2023
Australia rank
27th
China, Taiwan Province of rank
29th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Australia
  • China, Taiwan Province of
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 11,704 kt against 10,836 kt in China, Taiwan Province of, a difference of 868 kt.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times China, Taiwan Province of's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 27th and China, Taiwan Province of ranks 29th of 201 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China, Taiwan Province of Difference Ahead
1960s 11,676 kt 1,312 kt 10,364 kt Australia
1970s 15,467 kt 2,108 kt 13,359 kt Australia
1980s 17,867 kt 3,710 kt 14,157 kt Australia
1990s 17,766 kt 5,592 kt 12,174 kt Australia
2000s 14,823 kt 8,210 kt 6,614 kt Australia
2010s 12,877 kt 10,198 kt 2,680 kt Australia
2020s 11,746 kt 10,913 kt 833 kt Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Australia or China, Taiwan Province of?
Australia, at 11,704 kt against 10,836 kt in China, Taiwan Province of as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Australia and China, Taiwan Province of?
868 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China, Taiwan Province of?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and China, Taiwan Province of rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Australia ranks 27th and China, Taiwan Province of ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 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