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China: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste

3.70Mt CO2e · 2024+25.7% since 2014

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). Annual figures for China from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20243.698
20233.623
20223.549
20213.482
20203.412
20193.336
20183.259
20173.181
20163.102
20153.024
20142.941
20132.857
20122.774
20112.467
20102.16
20091.853
20081.546
20071.239
20060.932
20050.625
20040.587
20030.565
20020.543
20010.521
20000.499
19990.483
19980.466
19970.45
19960.433
19950.416
19940.401
19930.385
19920.369
19910.353
19900.336
19890.322
19880.307
19870.293
19860.279
19850.266
19840.253
19830.241
19820.23
19810.219
19800.209
19790.202
19780.195
19770.188
19760.181
19750.174
19740.171
19730.167
19720.163
19710.16
19700.16

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-from-waste (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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