China, Hong Kong SAR vs Western Europe: Waste — Emissions per capita
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- China, Hong Kong SAR
- Western Europe
How they compare
China, Hong Kong SAR currently reports 0.65 t CO2eq/cap against 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in Western Europe, a difference of 0.43 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes China, Hong Kong SAR's figure about 3.0 times Western Europe's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China, Hong Kong SAR has been ahead every year.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 21st and Western Europe ranks 20th of 222 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 | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.576 t CO2eq/cap | 0.539 t CO2eq/cap | 0.037 t CO2eq/cap | China, Hong Kong SAR |
| 2000s | 0.576 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.176 t CO2eq/cap | China, Hong Kong SAR |
| 2010s | 0.604 t CO2eq/cap | 0.281 t CO2eq/cap | 0.323 t CO2eq/cap | China, Hong Kong SAR |
| 2020s | 0.6375 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4075 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 Western Europe?
- China, Hong Kong SAR, at 0.65 t CO2eq/cap against 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between China, Hong Kong SAR and Western Europe?
- 0.43 t CO2eq/cap, with China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong SAR and Western Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, Hong Kong SAR and Western Europe rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 21st and Western Europe ranks 20th of 222 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.