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China: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

195.67Mt CO2e · 2024-31.6% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), 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
2024195.669
2023207.264
2022235.987
2021275.906
2020295.037
2019305.98
2018312.41
2017312.932
2016307.923
2015299.514
2014286.234
2013276.231
2012270.884
2011253.156
2010229.676
2009206.014
2008192.666
2007181.36
2006167.309
2005152.184
2004148.511
2003145.947
2002143.013
2001140.859
2000138.708
1999136.52
1998133.622
1997130.565
1996128.233
1995128.016
1994125.687
1993123.189
1992120.709
1991118.643
1990115.928
1989114.951
1988113.978
1987112.669
1986111.74
1985110.804
1984108.582
1983107.832
1982107.355
1981106.423
1980106.243
1979103.666
1978101.469
197799.105
197696.842
197594.592
197492.722
197390.777
197288.636
197186.349
197083.195

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-waste (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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