Greenhouse gases per capita in the United States in 2024 — 17.53 t/person. Ranked 185 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has fallen by 46.6%.
1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | t/person | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.53 | −0.17 | −0.96% |
| 2023 | 17.7 | −0.46 | −2.54% |
| 2022 | 18.16 | +0.13 | +0.74% |
| 2021 | 18.02 | +1.06 | +6.24% |
| 2020 | 16.97 | −1.87 | −9.91% |
| 2019 | 18.83 | −0.47 | −2.43% |
| 2018 | 19.3 | +0.28 | +1.46% |
| 2017 | 19.02 | −0.14 | −0.75% |
| 2016 | 19.17 | −0.48 | −2.47% |
| 2015 | 19.65 | −0.81 | −3.95% |
| 2014 | 20.46 | +0.19 | +0.93% |
| 2013 | 20.27 | +0.12 | +0.62% |
| 2012 | 20.15 | −0.62 | −3% |
| 2011 | 20.77 | −1.17 | −5.32% |
| 2010 | 21.94 | +0.58 | +2.72% |
| 2009 | 21.36 | −1.84 | −7.94% |
| 2008 | 23.2 | −0.6 | −2.5% |
| 2007 | 23.79 | +0.14 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 23.65 | −1.47 | −5.86% |
| 2005 | 25.12 | +0.14 | +0.55% |
| 2004 | 24.98 | −0.01 | −0.04% |
| 2003 | 24.99 | +0.4 | +1.64% |
| 2002 | 24.59 | +0.05 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 24.54 | −1.1 | −4.29% |
| 2000 | 25.64 | +0.48 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 25.16 | +0.08 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 25.09 | −0.09 | −0.37% |
| 1997 | 25.18 | +0.05 | +0.19% |
| 1996 | 25.13 | +0.36 | +1.47% |
| 1995 | 24.77 | −0.42 | −1.67% |
| 1994 | 25.19 | +0.24 | +0.95% |
| 1993 | 24.95 | +0.05 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 24.9 | −0.03 | −0.12% |
| 1991 | 24.93 | −0.68 | −2.67% |
| 1990 | 25.61 | +0.35 | +1.39% |
| 1989 | 25.26 | +0.03 | +0.12% |
| 1988 | 25.23 | +0.67 | +2.72% |
| 1987 | 24.56 | +0.64 | +2.66% |
| 1986 | 23.93 | −0.47 | −1.91% |
| 1985 | 24.39 | −0.2 | −0.81% |
| 1984 | 24.59 | +0.43 | +1.78% |
| 1983 | 24.16 | −0.22 | −0.92% |
| 1982 | 24.38 | −1.33 | −5.15% |
| 1981 | 25.71 | −1.14 | −4.23% |
| 1980 | 26.84 | −0.99 | −3.55% |
| 1979 | 27.83 | −0.17 | −0.61% |
| 1978 | 28 | +0.08 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 27.92 | +0.68 | +2.48% |
| 1976 | 27.24 | +0.75 | +2.82% |
| 1975 | 26.5 | −1.21 | −4.37% |
| 1974 | 27.71 | −1.11 | −3.84% |
| 1973 | 28.81 | +0.58 | +2.07% |
| 1972 | 28.23 | +0.62 | +2.25% |
| 1971 | 27.61 | −0.41 | −1.45% |
| 1970 | 28.02 | +0.58 | +2.12% |
| 1969 | 27.44 | −0.55 | −1.98% |
| 1968 | 27.99 | +1.84 | +7.02% |
| 1967 | 26.15 | +2.29 | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 23.86 | +0.65 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 23.21 | +0.37 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 22.84 | +0.44 | +1.95% |
| 1963 | 22.41 | +0.07 | +0.32% |
| 1962 | 22.34 | +0.97 | +4.53% |
| 1961 | 21.37 | −0.82 | −3.67% |
| 1960 | 22.18 | +0.08 | +0.35% |
| 1959 | 22.11 | −0.07 | −0.34% |
| 1958 | 22.18 | −0.96 | −4.13% |
| 1957 | 23.14 | −0.6 | −2.52% |
| 1956 | 23.74 | +0.51 | +2.18% |
| 1955 | 23.23 | +1.19 | +5.38% |
| 1954 | 22.04 | −1.17 | −5.02% |
| 1953 | 23.21 | −0 | −0.01% |
| 1952 | 23.21 | −1.01 | −4.16% |
| 1951 | 24.22 | −0.08 | −0.32% |
| 1950 | 24.3 | +0.95 | +4.08% |
| 1949 | 23.34 | −3.63 | −13.45% |
| 1948 | 26.97 | +0.47 | +1.76% |
| 1947 | 26.5 | +1.55 | +6.19% |
| 1946 | 24.96 | −1.04 | −4.01% |
| 1945 | 26 | −0.94 | −3.5% |
| 1944 | 26.94 | +1.16 | +4.48% |
| 1943 | 25.79 | +0.36 | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 25.43 | +1.1 | +4.53% |
| 1941 | 24.33 | +1.37 | +5.95% |
| 1940 | 22.96 | +1.9 | +9.01% |
| 1939 | 21.07 | +0.99 | +4.94% |
| 1938 | 20.08 | −2.72 | −11.92% |
| 1937 | 22.79 | +0.27 | +1.18% |
| 1936 | 22.53 | +1.7 | +8.18% |
| 1935 | 20.82 | +0 | +0.01% |
| 1934 | 20.82 | +0.56 | +2.78% |
| 1933 | 20.26 | +0.42 | +2.11% |
| 1932 | 19.84 | −2.72 | −12.07% |
| 1931 | 22.56 | −2.84 | −11.18% |
| 1930 | 25.4 | −2.96 | −10.43% |
| 1929 | 28.36 | +0.7 | +2.53% |
| 1928 | 27.66 | −0.83 | −2.92% |
| 1927 | 28.49 | −1.09 | −3.69% |
| 1926 | 29.58 | +0.81 | +2.8% |
| 1925 | 28.78 | +0.17 | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 28.61 | −2.61 | −8.36% |
| 1923 | 31.22 | +4.14 | +15.27% |
| 1922 | 27.08 | −0.41 | −1.48% |
| 1921 | 27.49 | −3.53 | −11.39% |
| 1920 | 31.02 | +2.44 | +8.52% |
| 1919 | 28.58 | −3.63 | −11.28% |
| 1918 | 32.22 | +0.48 | +1.53% |
| 1917 | 31.73 | +1.2 | +3.91% |
| 1916 | 30.54 | +1.01 | +3.43% |
| 1915 | 29.52 | −0.15 | −0.5% |
| 1914 | 29.67 | −1.84 | −5.85% |
| 1913 | 31.52 | +0.73 | +2.37% |
| 1912 | 30.79 | −0.12 | −0.38% |
| 1911 | 30.9 | −0.82 | −2.58% |
| 1910 | 31.72 | +0.29 | +0.93% |
| 1909 | 31.43 | +0.95 | +3.13% |
| 1908 | 30.48 | −2.49 | −7.56% |
| 1907 | 32.97 | +1.65 | +5.27% |
| 1906 | 31.32 | −0.06 | −0.18% |
| 1905 | 31.37 | +0.72 | +2.36% |
| 1904 | 30.65 | −0.5 | −1.61% |
| 1903 | 31.15 | +0.98 | +3.27% |
| 1902 | 30.17 | +0.06 | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 30.11 | −0.21 | −0.69% |
| 1900 | 30.32 | −0.76 | −2.46% |
| 1899 | 31.08 | +0.95 | +3.14% |
| 1898 | 30.13 | +0.45 | +1.52% |
| 1897 | 29.68 | −0.02 | −0.07% |
| 1896 | 29.7 | −0.36 | −1.19% |
| 1895 | 30.06 | +0.34 | +1.13% |
| 1894 | 29.72 | −0.98 | −3.2% |
| 1893 | 30.7 | −0 | −0% |
| 1892 | 30.7 | −0.26 | −0.84% |
| 1891 | 30.97 | +0.29 | +0.95% |
| 1890 | 30.67 | +1.88 | +6.52% |
| 1889 | 28.8 | −1.69 | −5.54% |
| 1888 | 30.49 | +0.38 | +1.28% |
| 1887 | 30.1 | +0.15 | +0.51% |
| 1886 | 29.95 | −0.34 | −1.12% |
| 1885 | 30.29 | −0.89 | −2.86% |
| 1884 | 31.18 | −0.61 | −1.93% |
| 1883 | 31.79 | +0.11 | +0.35% |
| 1882 | 31.68 | +0.07 | +0.24% |
| 1881 | 31.61 | −1.89 | −5.65% |
| 1880 | 33.5 | −2.27 | −6.35% |
| 1879 | 35.77 | +0.99 | +2.83% |
| 1878 | 34.79 | +0.2 | +0.59% |
| 1877 | 34.58 | +0.67 | +1.97% |
| 1876 | 33.92 | +0.08 | +0.23% |
| 1875 | 33.84 | +0.21 | +0.61% |
| 1874 | 33.63 | +0.45 | +1.35% |
| 1873 | 33.19 | +1.29 | +4.04% |
| 1872 | 31.9 | +1.45 | +4.75% |
| 1871 | 30.45 | +2.16 | +7.63% |
| 1870 | 28.29 | +5.63 | +24.86% |
| 1869 | 22.66 | −0.73 | −3.11% |
| 1868 | 23.39 | −0.59 | −2.44% |
| 1867 | 23.97 | +0.01 | +0.03% |
| 1866 | 23.96 | −0.86 | −3.46% |
| 1865 | 24.82 | −1.27 | −4.88% |
| 1864 | 26.1 | −1.1 | −4.05% |
| 1863 | 27.2 | −0.33 | −1.21% |
| 1862 | 27.54 | −0.73 | −2.58% |
| 1861 | 28.27 | −2.95 | −9.45% |
| 1860 | 31.21 | −3.12 | −9.08% |
| 1859 | 34.33 | +0.24 | +0.71% |
| 1858 | 34.09 | −0.03 | −0.09% |
| 1857 | 34.12 | −0.19 | −0.55% |
| 1856 | 34.31 | −0.37 | −1.06% |
| 1855 | 34.68 | −0.29 | −0.84% |
| 1854 | 34.97 | +0.02 | +0.06% |
| 1853 | 34.95 | +0.68 | +1.98% |
| 1852 | 34.27 | +0.03 | +0.08% |
| 1851 | 34.24 | +1.44 | +4.4% |
| 1850 | 32.8 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
17.53
Canada
20.2
Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.
Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.
Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.
How many tonnes of carbon dioxide each resident of a country accounts for in a year.
Emissions Greenhouse gas emissionsAll greenhouse gases in CO2 equivalent, including methane and nitrous oxide.
Emissions Greenhouse gases excluding land useAll greenhouse gases except emissions from deforestation and land-use change.
Emissions Methane emissionsHow much methane a country emits — converted into CO2 equivalent.