Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 3.84 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.84 %
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
115th
of 191 countries
All-time high
4 %
in 1990
All-time low
2.54 %
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in China, Taiwan Province of, 1990–2023

012341990200620231990: 4 %1991: 3.8 %1992: 3.6 %1993: 3.3 %1994: 3.3 %1995: 3.3 %1996: 3.2 %1997: 2.9 %1998: 3 %1999: 3 %2000: 2.8 %2001: 3.1 %2002: 2.5 %2003: 2.6 %2004: 2.6 %2005: 2.6 %2006: 2.8 %2007: 2.9 %2008: 3 %2009: 3.3 %2010: 3.3 %2011: 3.1 %2012: 3.3 %2013: 3.4 %2014: 3.3 %2015: 3.4 %2016: 3.4 %2017: 3.4 %2018: 3.5 %2019: 3.6 %2020: 3.8 %2021: 3.7 %2022: 3.8 %2023: 3.8 %

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

Analysis

China, Taiwan Province of recorded 3.84 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 4 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.54 %, in 2002.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 115th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in China, Taiwan Province of, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 4 %
1991 3.8 % -5.0%
1992 3.63 % -4.5%
1993 3.32 % -8.5%
1994 3.27 % -1.5%
1995 3.33 % +1.8%
1996 3.2 % -3.9%
1997 2.93 % -8.4%
1998 2.99 % +2.0%
1999 3.05 % +2.0%
2000 2.79 % -8.5%
2001 3.1 % +11.1%
2002 2.54 % -18.1%
2003 2.56 % +0.8%
2004 2.56 % +0.0%
2005 2.65 % +3.5%
2006 2.76 % +4.2%
2007 2.92 % +5.8%
2008 2.97 % +1.7%
2009 3.27 % +10.1%
2010 3.28 % +0.3%
2011 3.14 % -4.3%
2012 3.28 % +4.5%
2013 3.35 % +2.1%
2014 3.33 % -0.6%
2015 3.44 % +3.3%
2016 3.42 % -0.6%
2017 3.36 % -1.8%
2018 3.54 % +5.4%
2019 3.64 % +2.8%
2020 3.77 % +3.6%
2021 3.71 % -1.6%
2022 3.79 % +2.2%
2023 3.84 % +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.35 % 2.93 % 4 % 10
2000s 2.81 % 2.54 % 3.27 % 10
2010s 3.38 % 3.14 % 3.64 % 10
2020s 3.78 % 3.71 % 3.84 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in China, Taiwan Province of?
Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in China, Taiwan Province of was 3.84 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 4 % in 1990.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 2.54 % in 2002.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
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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.