China vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 371,122 kt against 138,320 kt in United States, a difference of 232,802 kt.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79,686 kt | 176,120 kt | 96,434 kt | United States |
| 1970s | 95,214 kt | 228,816 kt | 133,602 kt | United States |
| 1980s | 112,660 kt | 239,400 kt | 126,740 kt | United States |
| 1990s | 134,903 kt | 215,936 kt | 81,033 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 186,385 kt | 154,252 kt | 32,133 kt | China |
| 2010s | 286,230 kt | 132,384 kt | 153,846 kt | China |
| 2020s | 355,028 kt | 137,270 kt | 217,758 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or United States?
- China, at 371,122 kt against 138,320 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and United States?
- 232,802 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th 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