Waste — Emissions per capita in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.48 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in China, Taiwan Province of, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in China, Taiwan Province of is 0.48 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 0.49 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.26 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places China, Taiwan Province of 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.278 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.379 t CO2eq/cap | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.451 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4825 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of
- 34 Fiji 0.49 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 34 Romania 0.49 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 36 Australia 0.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.47 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 38 Costa Rica 0.47 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,067 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 65.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,557 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,256 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,301 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Waste — emissions per capita in China, Taiwan Province of was 0.48 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, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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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.