CO2 emissions per person in United States
Carbon dioxide emissions in United States were 13.62 t CO2 per person in 2024.
United States, 2024
13.62
Change from 2023
−0.7%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5.65 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
15th of 203
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.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
17.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.76e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
3.10e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
5,912.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
843.4 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
215.60 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank