Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in China

China: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0003 kt per person
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
76th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0003 kt per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0001 kt per person
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in China, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in China is 0.0003 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in China peaked at 0.0003 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 1970.

That places China 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in China, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0001 kt per person
1962 0.0001 kt per person +0.4%
1963 0.0001 kt per person -1.2%
1964 0.0001 kt per person -0.7%
1965 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1966 0.0001 kt per person -0.6%
1967 0.0001 kt per person -0.4%
1968 0.0001 kt per person -0.2%
1969 0.0001 kt per person -0.7%
1970 0.0001 kt per person -4.9%
1971 0.0001 kt per person +0.9%
1972 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1973 0.0001 kt per person +0.3%
1974 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1975 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1976 0.0001 kt per person +0.7%
1977 0.0001 kt per person +0.8%
1978 0.0001 kt per person +1.2%
1979 0.0001 kt per person +1.0%
1980 0.0001 kt per person +1.6%
1981 0.0001 kt per person -1.1%
1982 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1983 0.0001 kt per person -1.1%
1984 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1985 0.0001 kt per person +0.6%
1986 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1987 0.0001 kt per person -0.9%
1988 0.0001 kt per person -0.4%
1989 0.0001 kt per person -0.8%
1990 0.0001 kt per person -0.1%
1991 0.0001 kt per person +1.3%
1992 0.0001 kt per person +1.3%
1993 0.0001 kt per person +1.6%
1994 0.0001 kt per person +2.0%
1995 0.0001 kt per person +1.9%
1996 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1997 0.0001 kt per person +1.8%
1998 0.0001 kt per person +2.7%
1999 0.0001 kt per person +2.3%
2000 0.0001 kt per person +1.9%
2001 0.0001 kt per person +2.3%
2002 0.0001 kt per person +2.2%
2003 0.0001 kt per person +2.9%
2004 0.0001 kt per person +3.1%
2005 0.0001 kt per person +3.4%
2006 0.0002 kt per person +5.5%
2007 0.0002 kt per person +5.5%
2008 0.0002 kt per person +2.0%
2009 0.0002 kt per person +2.7%
2010 0.0002 kt per person +6.0%
2011 0.0002 kt per person +5.8%
2012 0.0002 kt per person +2.8%
2013 0.0002 kt per person +3.7%
2014 0.0002 kt per person +4.0%
2015 0.0002 kt per person +3.1%
2016 0.0002 kt per person +2.4%
2017 0.0002 kt per person +2.2%
2018 0.0002 kt per person +2.3%
2019 0.0002 kt per person +3.2%
2020 0.0002 kt per person +2.3%
2021 0.0002 kt per person +2.5%
2022 0.0003 kt per person +3.2%
2023 0.0003 kt per person +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 73 Ukraine 0.0003 kt per person compare
  2. 74 Vanuatu 0.0003 kt per person compare
  3. 75 Maldives 0.0003 kt per person compare
  4. 77 Austria 0.0003 kt per person compare
  5. 78 Tunisia 0.0003 kt per person compare
  6. 79 Iraq 0.0003 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in China?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in China was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1970.
How does China rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
China ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.