Waste — Emissions per capita in China, mainland
China, mainland: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in China, mainland stood at 0.27 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in China, mainland peaked at 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 88th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.118 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.149 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.214 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2575 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 752.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in China, mainland?
- Waste — emissions per capita in China, mainland was 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- China, mainland ranks 88th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.