Austria vs China: Waste — Emissions per capita
Austria
0.29 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
China
0.28 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Austria rank
80th
China rank
83rd
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Austria
- China
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.29 t CO2eq/cap against 0.28 t CO2eq/cap in China, a difference of 0.01 t CO2eq/cap.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 80th and China ranks 83rd of 208 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 0.121 t CO2eq/cap | 0.469 t CO2eq/cap | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.419 t CO2eq/cap | 0.155 t CO2eq/cap | 0.264 t CO2eq/cap | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.286 t CO2eq/cap | 0.221 t CO2eq/cap | 0.065 t CO2eq/cap | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.2875 t CO2eq/cap | 0.265 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0225 t CO2eq/cap | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Austria or China?
- Austria, at 0.29 t CO2eq/cap against 0.28 t CO2eq/cap in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Austria and China?
- 0.01 t CO2eq/cap, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and China rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Austria ranks 80th and China ranks 83rd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. 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 indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.