Waste — Emissions (CO2) in China
China: Waste — Emissions (CO2) was 3,693 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions in China stood at 3,693 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in China peaked at 3,693 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.
China ranks 3rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions (CO2) in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt | — |
| 1970 | 161.84 kt | — |
| 1971 | 166 kt | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 169.16 kt | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 173.31 kt | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 177.46 kt | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 180.65 kt | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 187.93 kt | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 195.23 kt | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 202.53 kt | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 209.86 kt | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 217.15 kt | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 227.44 kt | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 238.72 kt | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 249.98 kt | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 262.26 kt | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 275.52 kt | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 288.87 kt | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 303.22 kt | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 317.59 kt | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 332.94 kt | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 347.48 kt | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 370.01 kt | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 391.56 kt | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 407.32 kt | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 434.64 kt | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 517.44 kt | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 532.12 kt | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 483.05 kt | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 501.76 kt | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 506.73 kt | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 568.7 kt | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 656.9 kt | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 696.04 kt | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 672.23 kt | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 716.62 kt | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 716.74 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,052 kt | +46.8% |
| 2007 | 1,382 kt | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 1,665 kt | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 1,897 kt | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 2,220 kt | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 2,516 kt | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 2,816 kt | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 2,907 kt | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2,986 kt | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3,056 kt | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3,142 kt | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,220 kt | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3,309 kt | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3,389 kt | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3,460 kt | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3,530 kt | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3,612 kt | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 3,693 kt | +2.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3,693 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.45 kt, 1507.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 3,693 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8 kt, 233.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +46.8% | 716.74 kt | 1,052 kt |
| 2007 | +31.4% | 1,052 kt | 1,382 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 182.4 kt | 161.84 kt | 209.86 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 271.37 kt | 217.15 kt | 332.94 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 449.21 kt | 347.48 kt | 532.12 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,002 kt | 568.7 kt | 1,897 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,956 kt | 2,220 kt | 3,389 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,574 kt | 3,460 kt | 3,693 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions in China?
- Waste — emissions in China was 3,693 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3,693 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
- How does China rank for waste — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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