China, Hong Kong SAR vs Northern Africa: Waste — Emissions per capita

China, Hong Kong SAR
0.65 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Northern Africa
0.27 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
China, Hong Kong SAR rank
18th
Northern Africa rank
15th

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • China, Hong Kong SAR
  • Northern Africa
0.20.30.40.50.60.7199020062023

How they compare

China, Hong Kong SAR currently reports 0.65 t CO2eq/cap against 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in Northern Africa, a difference of 0.38 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes China, Hong Kong SAR's figure about 2.4 times Northern Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China, Hong Kong SAR has been ahead every year.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 18th and Northern Africa ranks 15th of 191 countries.

China, Hong Kong SAR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Hong Kong SAR Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.576 t CO2eq/cap 0.21 t CO2eq/cap 0.366 t CO2eq/cap China, Hong Kong SAR
2000s 0.576 t CO2eq/cap 0.217 t CO2eq/cap 0.359 t CO2eq/cap China, Hong Kong SAR
2010s 0.604 t CO2eq/cap 0.241 t CO2eq/cap 0.363 t CO2eq/cap China, Hong Kong SAR
2020s 0.6375 t CO2eq/cap 0.2625 t CO2eq/cap 0.375 t CO2eq/cap China, Hong Kong SAR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, China, Hong Kong SAR or Northern Africa?
China, Hong Kong SAR, at 0.65 t CO2eq/cap against 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in Northern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between China, Hong Kong SAR and Northern Africa?
0.38 t CO2eq/cap, with China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong SAR and Northern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, Hong Kong SAR and Northern Africa rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 18th and Northern Africa ranks 15th of 191 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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.