China vs OECD: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 460,311 kt against 371,122 kt in China, a difference of 89,189 kt.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd 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 | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79,686 kt | 427,140 kt | 347,455 kt | OECD |
| 1970s | 95,214 kt | 547,410 kt | 452,196 kt | OECD |
| 1980s | 112,660 kt | 581,398 kt | 468,739 kt | OECD |
| 1990s | 134,903 kt | 594,069 kt | 459,166 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 186,385 kt | 504,323 kt | 317,938 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 286,230 kt | 441,132 kt | 154,902 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 355,028 kt | 457,820 kt | 102,792 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or OECD?
- OECD, at 460,311 kt against 371,122 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and OECD?
- 89,189 kt, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and OECD rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 2nd 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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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