Northern America vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Northern America
- United States
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 5.74 million kt against 5.10 million kt in United States, a difference of 638,060 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 million kt | 3.76 million kt | 278,203 kt | Northern America |
| 1970s | 5.45 million kt | 5.02 million kt | 427,396 kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 5.47 million kt | 5.00 million kt | 468,475 kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 6.06 million kt | 5.54 million kt | 521,965 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 6.67 million kt | 6.05 million kt | 615,106 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 6.17 million kt | 5.54 million kt | 628,073 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 5.73 million kt | 5.10 million kt | 625,598 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Northern America or United States?
- Northern America, at 5.74 million kt against 5.10 million kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Northern America and United States?
- 638,060 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and United States rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Northern America ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf