Total greenhouse gas emissions in North America
North America emitted 6,681.0 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2024
6,681.0
Change from 2023
+0.5%
World, 2024
53,206.4 Mt CO2e
Total greenhouse gas emissions in North America over time
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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,681.0 Mt CO2e | 53,206.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 6,646.5 Mt CO2e | 52,540.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 6,835.9 Mt CO2e | 51,748.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 6,743.7 Mt CO2e | 51,188.0 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 6,432.7 Mt CO2e | 48,962.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 7,054.1 Mt CO2e | 50,829.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 7,179.8 Mt CO2e | 50,566.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 6,969.9 Mt CO2e | 49,478.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 7,003.3 Mt CO2e | 48,655.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 7,133.0 Mt CO2e | 48,451.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 7,265.1 Mt CO2e | 48,549.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 7,214.3 Mt CO2e | 48,193.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 7,066.6 Mt CO2e | 47,430.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 7,305.6 Mt CO2e | 46,808.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 7,495.9 Mt CO2e | 45,433.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 7,208.4 Mt CO2e | 43,188.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 7,702.8 Mt CO2e | 43,642.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 7,914.2 Mt CO2e | 43,350.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 7,804.7 Mt CO2e | 42,078.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 7,928.0 Mt CO2e | 40,919.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 7,903.9 Mt CO2e | 39,626.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 7,816.1 Mt CO2e | 38,064.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 7,730.3 Mt CO2e | 36,555.7 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 7,873.4 Mt CO2e | 36,099.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 7,944.4 Mt CO2e | 35,794.0 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 6,646.5 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7,265.1 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −8.0%.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.