China, mainland vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Waste — Emissions

China, mainland
103 kt
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
4.57 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
6th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0255075100196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 103 kt against 4.57 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 98.43 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 22.5 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

China, mainland ranks 3rd and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th of 201 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 20.73 kt 0.754 kt 19.98 kt China, mainland
1970s 29.88 kt 1.32 kt 28.56 kt China, mainland
1980s 42.73 kt 2.25 kt 40.48 kt China, mainland
1990s 59.77 kt 3.15 kt 56.62 kt China, mainland
2000s 73.79 kt 3.72 kt 70.07 kt China, mainland
2010s 89.79 kt 4.27 kt 85.52 kt China, mainland
2020s 100.9 kt 4.54 kt 96.36 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, China, mainland or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
China, mainland, at 103 kt against 4.57 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between China, mainland and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
98.43 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for waste — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
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