China, mainland vs OECD: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

China, mainland
355,600 kt
in 2023
OECD
460,311 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

  • China, mainland
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 460,311 kt against 355,600 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 104,711 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.3 times China, mainland's.

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

China, mainland ranks 3rd 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, mainland OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 77,093 kt 427,140 kt 350,047 kt OECD
1970s 91,140 kt 547,410 kt 456,270 kt OECD
1980s 106,288 kt 581,398 kt 475,110 kt OECD
1990s 125,888 kt 594,069 kt 468,181 kt OECD
2000s 174,300 kt 504,323 kt 330,023 kt OECD
2010s 271,740 kt 441,132 kt 169,392 kt OECD
2020s 339,500 kt 457,820 kt 118,320 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China, mainland or OECD?
OECD, at 460,311 kt against 355,600 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China, mainland and OECD?
104,711 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and OECD rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China, mainland ranks 3rd 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) from CH4 (AR5). 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)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 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