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Waste — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Waste — Emissions was 0.69 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.69 kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
82nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.69 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.287 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023

00.20.40.6196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 0.69 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 0.69 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.287 kt, in 1961.

That places China, Hong Kong SAR 82nd out of 201 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 in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 0.287 kt —
1962 0.299 kt +4.2%
1963 0.314 kt +5.0%
1964 0.33 kt +5.1%
1965 0.346 kt +4.8%
1966 0.363 kt +4.9%
1967 0.38 kt +4.7%
1968 0.396 kt +4.2%
1969 0.41 kt +3.5%
1970 0.394 kt -3.9%
1971 0.393 kt -0.3%
1972 0.394 kt +0.3%
1973 0.395 kt +0.3%
1974 0.397 kt +0.5%
1975 0.399 kt +0.5%
1976 0.4 kt +0.3%
1977 0.4 kt +0.0%
1978 0.4 kt +0.0%
1979 0.398 kt -0.5%
1980 0.396 kt -0.5%
1981 0.395 kt -0.3%
1982 0.394 kt -0.3%
1983 0.394 kt +0.0%
1984 0.394 kt +0.0%
1985 0.394 kt +0.0%
1986 0.395 kt +0.3%
1987 0.395 kt +0.0%
1988 0.395 kt +0.0%
1989 0.394 kt -0.3%
1990 0.393 kt -0.3%
1991 0.393 kt +0.0%
1992 0.393 kt +0.0%
1993 0.393 kt +0.0%
1994 0.394 kt +0.3%
1995 0.396 kt +0.5%
1996 0.396 kt +0.0%
1997 0.396 kt +0.0%
1998 0.396 kt +0.0%
1999 0.394 kt -0.5%
2000 0.417 kt +5.8%
2001 0.421 kt +1.0%
2002 0.421 kt +0.0%
2003 0.431 kt +2.4%
2004 0.451 kt +4.6%
2005 0.468 kt +3.8%
2006 0.482 kt +3.0%
2007 0.495 kt +2.7%
2008 0.52 kt +5.1%
2009 0.535 kt +2.9%
2010 0.553 kt +3.4%
2011 0.557 kt +0.7%
2012 0.562 kt +0.9%
2013 0.568 kt +1.1%
2014 0.568 kt +0.0%
2015 0.584 kt +2.8%
2016 0.6 kt +2.7%
2017 0.614 kt +2.3%
2018 0.625 kt +1.8%
2019 0.635 kt +1.6%
2020 0.65 kt +2.4%
2021 0.664 kt +2.2%
2022 0.677 kt +2.0%
2023 0.69 kt +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3472 kt 0.287 kt 0.41 kt 9
1970s 0.397 kt 0.393 kt 0.4 kt 10
1980s 0.3946 kt 0.394 kt 0.396 kt 10
1990s 0.3944 kt 0.393 kt 0.396 kt 10
2000s 0.4641 kt 0.417 kt 0.535 kt 10
2010s 0.5866 kt 0.553 kt 0.635 kt 10
2020s 0.6703 kt 0.65 kt 0.69 kt 4

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 79 Ecuador 0.74 kt compare
  2. 80 Madagascar 0.721 kt compare
  3. 81 Finland 0.695 kt compare
  4. 83 Slovakia 0.682 kt compare
  5. 84 Zambia 0.679 kt compare
  6. 85 Switzerland 0.671 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Waste — emissions in China, Hong Kong SAR was 0.69 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 0.69 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.287 kt in 1961.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for waste — emissions?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 82nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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