China vs Russia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China
371,122 kt
in 2023
Russia
133,560 kt
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Russia rank
5th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • China
  • Russia
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 371,122 kt against 133,560 kt in Russia, a difference of 237,562 kt.

That makes China's figure about 2.8 times Russia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 232 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 138,432 kt 64,050 kt 74,382 kt China
2000s 186,385 kt 78,540 kt 107,845 kt China
2010s 286,230 kt 101,052 kt 185,178 kt China
2020s 355,028 kt 126,840 kt 228,188 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or Russia?
China, at 371,122 kt against 133,560 kt in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and Russia?
237,562 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do China and Russia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th 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

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