Americas vs China, Macao SAR: Waste — Emissions Share
Americas
20.75 %
in 2023
China, Macao SAR
77.66 %
in 2023
Americas rank
15th
China, Macao SAR rank
15th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Americas
- China, Macao SAR
How they compare
China, Macao SAR currently reports 77.66 % against 20.75 % in Americas, a difference of 56.91 %.
That makes China, Macao SAR's figure about 3.7 times Americas's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China, Macao SAR has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 15th and China, Macao SAR ranks 15th of 34 groups.
China, Macao SAR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, Macao SAR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.91 % | 70.62 % | 48.72 % | China, Macao SAR |
| 2000s | 19.98 % | 70.75 % | 50.77 % | China, Macao SAR |
| 2010s | 20.01 % | 77.4 % | 57.4 % | China, Macao SAR |
| 2020s | 20.98 % | 77.69 % | 56.71 % | China, Macao SAR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Americas or China, Macao SAR?
- China, Macao SAR, at 77.66 % against 20.75 % in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Americas and China, Macao SAR?
- 56.91 %, with China, Macao SAR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, Macao SAR?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China, Macao SAR rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Americas ranks 15th and China, Macao SAR ranks 15th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). 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.