Greenhouse gas emissions per person in United States
Greenhouse gas emissions in United States were 17.4 t CO2e per person in 2024.
United States, 2024
17.4
Change from 2023
−0.6%
World, 2024
6.4 t CO2e per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
7.7 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
15th of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in United States over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent 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 | 17.4 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 17.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 18.2 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 18.1 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 17.2 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 18.9 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 19.4 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 18.9 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 19.2 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 19.8 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 20.3 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 20.4 t CO2e per person | 6.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 20.1 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 21.0 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 21.8 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 21.1 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 22.8 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 23.7 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 23.6 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 24.2 t CO2e per person | 6.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 24.4 t CO2e per person | 5.9 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 24.3 t CO2e per person | 5.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 24.3 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 25.1 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 25.6 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6% from 17.5 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 20.3 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −14.4%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
CO2 emissions per person
13.62 t CO2 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