Brunei vs United States: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Brunei
19.34 tonnes per person
in 2023
United States
15.81 tonnes per person
in 2023
Brunei rank
8th
United States rank
11th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Brunei
- United States
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 19.34 tonnes per person against 15.81 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 3.53 tonnes per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Brunei ranks 8th and United States ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.61 tonnes per person | 20.29 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 14.55 tonnes per person | 21.55 tonnes per person | 7 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 19.13 tonnes per person | 17.46 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | Brunei |
| 2020s | 18.65 tonnes per person | 15.82 tonnes per person | 2.83 tonnes per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Brunei or United States?
- Brunei, at 19.34 tonnes per person against 15.81 tonnes per person in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Brunei and United States?
- 3.53 tonnes per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and United States rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Brunei ranks 8th and United States ranks 11th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.