Agrifood emissions per person in United States
Agrifood system emissions in United States were 3.10 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
United States, 2024
3.10e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
−0.9%
World, 2024
2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimate)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
2.50 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
54th of 193
Agrifood emissions per person in United States over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.10 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2023 | 3.13 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.30 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2022 | 3.20 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.27 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2021 | 3.21 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2020 | 3.61 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.25 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2019 | 3.68 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.31 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2018 | 3.76 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2017 | 3.74 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2016 | 3.80 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2015 | 3.22 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2014 | 3.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2013 | 3.30 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.38 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2012 | 3.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2011 | 3.41 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.41 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2010 | 3.50 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2009 | 3.48 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.46 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2008 | 3.62 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.43 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2007 | 3.68 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2006 | 3.70 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.53 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2005 | 3.70 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.48 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2004 | 3.72 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.52 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2003 | 3.70 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2002 | 3.71 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.51 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2001 | 3.77 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2000 | 4.25 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.92 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9% from 3.13 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.28 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −5.4%.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.26 t CO2e per person.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Temperature change
1.76e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
5,912.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
17.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
13.62 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
843.4 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
215.60 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank