Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in the United States in 2024 — 23.517%. Ranked 214 in the world out of 214. Since 1800, the indicator has risen by 23.485 pp.
1800–2024 · % of cumulative emissions
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.517 | −0.231 pp |
| 2023 | 23.748 | −0.233 pp |
| 2022 | 23.981 | −0.227 pp |
| 2021 | 24.208 | −0.23 pp |
| 2020 | 24.438 | −0.235 pp |
| 2019 | 24.673 | −0.241 pp |
| 2018 | 24.914 | −0.238 pp |
| 2017 | 25.152 | −0.248 pp |
| 2016 | 25.4 | −0.247 pp |
| 2015 | 25.647 | −0.25 pp |
| 2014 | 25.897 | −0.253 pp |
| 2013 | 26.15 | −0.266 pp |
| 2012 | 26.416 | −0.283 pp |
| 2011 | 26.699 | −0.273 pp |
| 2010 | 26.972 | −0.254 pp |
| 2009 | 27.226 | −0.242 pp |
| 2008 | 27.468 | −0.231 pp |
| 2007 | 27.699 | −0.215 pp |
| 2006 | 27.914 | −0.211 pp |
| 2005 | 28.125 | −0.19 pp |
| 2004 | 28.315 | −0.177 pp |
| 2003 | 28.492 | −0.171 pp |
| 2002 | 28.663 | −0.147 pp |
| 2001 | 28.81 | −0.144 pp |
| 2000 | 28.954 | −0.134 pp |
| 1999 | 29.088 | −0.143 pp |
| 1998 | 29.231 | −0.14 pp |
| 1997 | 29.371 | −0.158 pp |
| 1996 | 29.529 | −0.168 pp |
| 1995 | 29.697 | −0.174 pp |
| 1994 | 29.871 | −0.171 pp |
| 1993 | 30.042 | −0.182 pp |
| 1992 | 30.224 | −0.196 pp |
| 1991 | 30.42 | −0.246 pp |
| 1990 | 30.666 | −0.235 pp |
| 1989 | 30.901 | −0.249 pp |
| 1988 | 31.15 | −0.26 pp |
| 1987 | 31.41 | −0.27 pp |
| 1986 | 31.68 | −0.283 pp |
| 1985 | 31.963 | −0.286 pp |
| 1984 | 32.249 | −0.273 pp |
| 1983 | 32.522 | −0.281 pp |
| 1982 | 32.803 | −0.295 pp |
| 1981 | 33.098 | −0.283 pp |
| 1980 | 33.381 | −0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 33.681 | −0.294 pp |
| 1978 | 33.975 | −0.288 pp |
| 1977 | 34.263 | −0.293 pp |
| 1976 | 34.556 | −0.305 pp |
| 1975 | 34.861 | −0.307 pp |
| 1974 | 35.168 | −0.288 pp |
| 1973 | 35.456 | −0.28 pp |
| 1972 | 35.736 | −0.277 pp |
| 1971 | 36.013 | −0.286 pp |
| 1970 | 36.299 | −0.261 pp |
| 1969 | 36.56 | −0.25 pp |
| 1968 | 36.81 | −0.237 pp |
| 1967 | 37.047 | −0.223 pp |
| 1966 | 37.27 | −0.236 pp |
| 1965 | 37.506 | −0.242 pp |
| 1964 | 37.748 | −0.243 pp |
| 1963 | 37.991 | −0.236 pp |
| 1962 | 38.227 | −0.231 pp |
| 1961 | 38.458 | −0.238 pp |
| 1960 | 38.696 | −0.245 pp |
| 1959 | 38.941 | −0.213 pp |
| 1958 | 39.154 | −0.195 pp |
| 1957 | 39.349 | −0.141 pp |
| 1956 | 39.49 | −0.101 pp |
| 1955 | 39.591 | −0.085 pp |
| 1954 | 39.676 | −0.081 pp |
| 1953 | 39.757 | −0.013 pp |
| 1952 | 39.77 | −0.009 pp |
| 1951 | 39.779 | +0.035 pp |
| 1950 | 39.744 | +0.081 pp |
| 1949 | 39.663 | +0.046 pp |
| 1948 | 39.617 | +0.197 pp |
| 1947 | 39.42 | +0.214 pp |
| 1946 | 39.206 | +0.219 pp |
| 1945 | 38.987 | +0.342 pp |
| 1944 | 38.645 | +0.229 pp |
| 1943 | 38.416 | +0.169 pp |
| 1942 | 38.247 | +0.157 pp |
| 1941 | 38.09 | +0.077 pp |
| 1940 | 38.013 | +0.011 pp |
| 1939 | 38.002 | −0.016 pp |
| 1938 | 38.018 | −0.056 pp |
| 1937 | 38.074 | +0.05 pp |
| 1936 | 38.024 | +0.071 pp |
| 1935 | 37.953 | +0.024 pp |
| 1934 | 37.929 | +0.033 pp |
| 1933 | 37.896 | +0.05 pp |
| 1932 | 37.846 | +0.034 pp |
| 1931 | 37.812 | +0.104 pp |
| 1930 | 37.708 | +0.184 pp |
| 1929 | 37.524 | +0.267 pp |
| 1928 | 37.257 | +0.265 pp |
| 1927 | 36.992 | +0.303 pp |
| 1926 | 36.689 | +0.46 pp |
| 1925 | 36.229 | +0.343 pp |
| 1924 | 35.886 | +0.332 pp |
| 1923 | 35.554 | +0.538 pp |
| 1922 | 35.016 | +0.284 pp |
| 1921 | 34.732 | +0.338 pp |
| 1920 | 34.394 | +0.527 pp |
| 1919 | 33.867 | +0.47 pp |
| 1918 | 33.397 | +0.623 pp |
| 1917 | 32.774 | +0.571 pp |
| 1916 | 32.203 | +0.499 pp |
| 1915 | 31.704 | +0.452 pp |
| 1914 | 31.252 | +0.406 pp |
| 1913 | 30.846 | +0.474 pp |
| 1912 | 30.372 | +0.494 pp |
| 1911 | 29.878 | +0.483 pp |
| 1910 | 29.395 | +0.567 pp |
| 1909 | 28.828 | +0.518 pp |
| 1908 | 28.31 | +0.434 pp |
| 1907 | 27.876 | +0.678 pp |
| 1906 | 27.198 | +0.617 pp |
| 1905 | 26.581 | +0.635 pp |
| 1904 | 25.946 | +0.564 pp |
| 1903 | 25.382 | +0.655 pp |
| 1902 | 24.727 | +0.537 pp |
| 1901 | 24.19 | +0.517 pp |
| 1900 | 23.673 | +0.462 pp |
| 1899 | 23.211 | +0.471 pp |
| 1898 | 22.74 | +0.399 pp |
| 1897 | 22.341 | +0.368 pp |
| 1896 | 21.973 | +0.39 pp |
| 1895 | 21.583 | +0.452 pp |
| 1894 | 21.131 | +0.381 pp |
| 1893 | 20.75 | +0.534 pp |
| 1892 | 20.216 | +0.56 pp |
| 1891 | 19.656 | +0.541 pp |
| 1890 | 19.115 | +0.543 pp |
| 1889 | 18.572 | +0.42 pp |
| 1888 | 18.152 | +0.609 pp |
| 1887 | 17.543 | +0.479 pp |
| 1886 | 17.064 | +0.473 pp |
| 1885 | 16.591 | +0.46 pp |
| 1884 | 16.131 | +0.488 pp |
| 1883 | 15.643 | +0.478 pp |
| 1882 | 15.165 | +0.477 pp |
| 1881 | 14.688 | +0.427 pp |
| 1880 | 14.261 | +0.429 pp |
| 1879 | 13.832 | +0.411 pp |
| 1878 | 13.421 | +0.297 pp |
| 1877 | 13.124 | +0.35 pp |
| 1876 | 12.774 | +0.298 pp |
| 1875 | 12.476 | +0.355 pp |
| 1874 | 12.121 | +0.425 pp |
| 1873 | 11.696 | +0.469 pp |
| 1872 | 11.227 | +0.449 pp |
| 1871 | 10.778 | +0.352 pp |
| 1870 | 10.426 | +0.379 pp |
| 1869 | 10.047 | +0.382 pp |
| 1868 | 9.665 | +0.337 pp |
| 1867 | 9.328 | +0.287 pp |
| 1866 | 9.041 | +0.2 pp |
| 1865 | 8.841 | +0.229 pp |
| 1864 | 8.612 | +0.276 pp |
| 1863 | 8.336 | +0.287 pp |
| 1862 | 8.049 | +0.242 pp |
| 1861 | 7.807 | +0.25 pp |
| 1860 | 7.557 | +0.316 pp |
| 1859 | 7.241 | +0.347 pp |
| 1858 | 6.894 | +0.339 pp |
| 1857 | 6.555 | +0.366 pp |
| 1856 | 6.189 | +0.386 pp |
| 1855 | 5.803 | +0.408 pp |
| 1854 | 5.395 | +0.36 pp |
| 1853 | 5.035 | +0.371 pp |
| 1852 | 4.664 | +0.345 pp |
| 1851 | 4.319 | +0.336 pp |
| 1850 | 3.983 | +0.262 pp |
| 1849 | 3.721 | +0.258 pp |
| 1848 | 3.463 | +0.255 pp |
| 1847 | 3.208 | +0.238 pp |
| 1846 | 2.97 | +0.206 pp |
| 1845 | 2.764 | +0.186 pp |
| 1844 | 2.578 | +0.157 pp |
| 1843 | 2.421 | +0.132 pp |
| 1842 | 2.289 | +0.119 pp |
| 1841 | 2.17 | +0.111 pp |
| 1840 | 2.059 | +0.111 pp |
| 1839 | 1.948 | +0.114 pp |
| 1838 | 1.834 | +0.107 pp |
| 1837 | 1.727 | +0.126 pp |
| 1836 | 1.601 | +0.113 pp |
| 1835 | 1.488 | +0.112 pp |
| 1834 | 1.376 | +0.088 pp |
| 1833 | 1.288 | +0.103 pp |
| 1832 | 1.185 | +0.089 pp |
| 1831 | 1.096 | +0.06 pp |
| 1830 | 1.036 | +0.055 pp |
| 1829 | 0.981 | +0.056 pp |
| 1828 | 0.925 | +0.048 pp |
| 1827 | 0.877 | +0.045 pp |
| 1826 | 0.832 | +0.043 pp |
| 1825 | 0.789 | +0.037 pp |
| 1824 | 0.752 | +0.033 pp |
| 1823 | 0.719 | +0.029 pp |
| 1822 | 0.69 | +0.03 pp |
| 1821 | 0.66 | +0.03 pp |
| 1820 | 0.63 | +0.031 pp |
| 1819 | 0.599 | +0.03 pp |
| 1818 | 0.569 | +0.034 pp |
| 1817 | 0.535 | +0.033 pp |
| 1816 | 0.502 | +0.032 pp |
| 1815 | 0.47 | +0.031 pp |
| 1814 | 0.439 | +0.03 pp |
| 1813 | 0.409 | +0.028 pp |
| 1812 | 0.381 | +0.028 pp |
| 1811 | 0.353 | +0.027 pp |
| 1810 | 0.326 | +0.027 pp |
| 1809 | 0.299 | +0.027 pp |
| 1808 | 0.272 | +0.029 pp |
| 1807 | 0.243 | +0.029 pp |
| 1806 | 0.214 | +0.028 pp |
| 1805 | 0.186 | +0.03 pp |
| 1804 | 0.156 | +0.032 pp |
| 1803 | 0.124 | +0.03 pp |
| 1802 | 0.094 | +0.031 pp |
| 1801 | 0.063 | +0.031 pp |
| 1800 | 0.032 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.
Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of global carbon dioxide emissions a country accounts for in a year.
Emissions Cumulative CO2 emissionsA country's total emissions over the whole record — since 1750.
Emissions Contribution to temperature changeBy how many degrees a country has warmed the planet with its CO2 emissions.
Emissions CO2 emissionsAnnual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fuel and producing cement.
Emissions CO2 emissions per capitaHow many tonnes of carbon dioxide each resident of a country accounts for in a year.
Emissions Consumption-based CO2 emissionsEmissions adjusted for trade: the carbon brought in with imported goods is counted.
