China vs World: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

China
105.08 kt
in 2023
World
481.04 kt
in 2023
China rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

  • China
  • World
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

World currently reports 481.04 kt against 105.08 kt in China, a difference of 375.96 kt.

That makes World's figure about 4.6 times China's.

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

China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 232 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China World Difference Ahead
1960s 22.21 kt 137.83 kt 115.61 kt World
1970s 31.57 kt 180.16 kt 148.6 kt World
1980s 44.41 kt 226.41 kt 182.01 kt World
1990s 61.45 kt 285.92 kt 224.47 kt World
2000s 75.59 kt 347.06 kt 271.48 kt World
2010s 91.67 kt 420.63 kt 328.96 kt World
2020s 102.94 kt 470.71 kt 367.77 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, China or World?
World, at 481.04 kt against 105.08 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between China and World?
375.96 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and World rank globally for waste — emissions?
China ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 232 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
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