United States vs World: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita

United States
17.5 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
World
6.38 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United States rank
17th
World rank
16th

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita over time

  • United States
  • World
510152025199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 17.5 t CO2eq/cap against 6.38 t CO2eq/cap in World, a difference of 11.12 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes United States's figure about 2.7 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 17th and World ranks 16th of 223 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States World Difference Ahead
1990s 24.25 t CO2eq/cap 5.79 t CO2eq/cap 18.46 t CO2eq/cap United States
2000s 23.54 t CO2eq/cap 5.96 t CO2eq/cap 17.57 t CO2eq/cap United States
2010s 19.74 t CO2eq/cap 6.36 t CO2eq/cap 13.38 t CO2eq/cap United States
2020s 17.59 t CO2eq/cap 6.28 t CO2eq/cap 11.31 t CO2eq/cap United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita, United States or World?
United States, at 17.5 t CO2eq/cap against 6.38 t CO2eq/cap in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita between United States and World?
11.12 t CO2eq/cap, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do United States and World rank globally for all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita?
United States ranks 17th and World ranks 16th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.