United States vs World: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 38.79 million kt against 5.10 million kt in United States, a difference of 33.68 million kt.
That makes World's figure about 7.6 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 231 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.76 million kt | 12.82 million kt | 9.06 million kt | World |
| 1970s | 5.02 million kt | 18.92 million kt | 13.90 million kt | World |
| 1980s | 5.00 million kt | 21.98 million kt | 16.98 million kt | World |
| 1990s | 5.54 million kt | 24.54 million kt | 19.00 million kt | World |
| 2000s | 6.05 million kt | 29.46 million kt | 23.40 million kt | World |
| 2010s | 5.54 million kt | 35.78 million kt | 30.24 million kt | World |
| 2020s | 5.10 million kt | 37.56 million kt | 32.46 million kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), United States or World?
- World, at 38.79 million kt against 5.10 million kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between United States and World?
- 33.68 million kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do United States and World rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 231 countries.
- 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