Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in China
China: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2), per capita in China peaked at 0 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.
China ranks 29th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | +46.0% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | +2.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0 kt per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 8.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 0 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per person, 4.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita 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 | +46.0% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 2007 | +30.7% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 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 (co2), per capita in China?
- Waste — emissions (co2), per capita in China was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
- How does China rank for waste — emissions (co2), per capita?
- China ranks 29th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.