China vs High income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste over time
- China
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 7.7 Mt CO2e against 3.7 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 4 Mt CO2e.
That makes High income's figure about 2.1 times China's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and High income ranks 4th of 101 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1758 Mt CO2e | 5.76 Mt CO2e | 5.59 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 1980s | 0.2619 Mt CO2e | 6.64 Mt CO2e | 6.37 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 1990s | 0.4091 Mt CO2e | 8.52 Mt CO2e | 8.12 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 2000s | 0.8909 Mt CO2e | 9.46 Mt CO2e | 8.57 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 2010s | 2.91 Mt CO2e | 8.6 Mt CO2e | 5.69 Mt CO2e | High income |
| 2020s | 3.55 Mt CO2e | 7.93 Mt CO2e | 4.38 Mt CO2e | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste, China or High income?
- High income, at 7.7 Mt CO2e against 3.7 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste between China and High income?
- 4 Mt CO2e, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and High income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and High income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste?
- China ranks 1st and High income ranks 4th of 101 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).