CO2 emissions per person in United States

Carbon dioxide emissions in United States were 13.62 t CO2 per person in 2024.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
United States, 2024 13.62 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −0.7% 2023: 13.71 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 5.65 t CO2 per person Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 15th of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in United States over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period United StatesWorld
2024 13.62 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 13.71 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 14.42 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 14.32 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 13.47 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 15.04 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 15.58 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 15.18 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 15.50 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 15.95 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 16.42 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 16.50 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 16.19 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 17.02 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 17.85 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 17.19 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 18.71 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 19.50 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 19.40 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 19.92 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 20.08 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 19.97 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 19.91 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 20.63 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 21.01 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7% from 13.71 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 16.42 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −17.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 15th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for United States
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database