China vs Korea: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
China currently reports 214.97 Index against 132.25 Index in Korea, a difference of 82.72 Index.
That makes China's figure about 1.6 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 35 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123.62 Index | 106.84 Index | 16.78 Index | China |
| 2010s | 162.8 Index | 111.6 Index | 51.2 Index | China |
| 2020s | 207.79 Index | 133.77 Index | 74.02 Index | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, China or Korea?
- China, at 214.97 Index against 132.25 Index in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between China and Korea?
- 82.72 Index, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- China ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation