Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in United States
United States: Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions was 41.15 Index in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in United States is 41.15 Index, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in United States peaked at 140.95 Index in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.15 Index, in 2023.
That places United States 23rd out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions in United States, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 140.95 Index | — |
| 1991 | 136.46 Index | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 131.98 Index | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 126.91 Index | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 122.07 Index | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 117.71 Index | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 112.16 Index | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 108.96 Index | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 106.59 Index | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 101.61 Index | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 96.14 Index | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 91.92 Index | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 88.78 Index | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 84.54 Index | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 80.63 Index | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 74.85 Index | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 70.01 Index | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 64.74 Index | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 60.96 Index | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 57.73 Index | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 56.09 Index | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 52.42 Index | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 51.62 Index | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 49.89 Index | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 46.84 Index | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 44.18 Index | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 46.97 Index | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 47.21 Index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.07 Index | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 42.18 Index | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 42.22 Index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.96 Index | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 41.15 Index | -1.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 41.15 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.9 Index, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.54 Index | 101.61 Index | 140.95 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.26 Index | 60.96 Index | 100 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8 Index | 44.18 Index | 57.73 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.88 Index | 41.15 Index | 42.22 Index | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in United States?
- Air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions in United States was 41.15 Index in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 140.95 Index in 1990.
- What is the lowest air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.15 Index in 2023.
- How does United States rank for air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions?
- United States ranks 23rd out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air emissions - air pollutants inventories — total man-made emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides selected information on national emissions of air pollutants: man-made emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). Categories presented are based on the NFR (nomenclature for reporting) 2014 classification. Details of regroupings can be found in the table of correspondence. Data exclude non man-made emissions and international aviation and maritime transports emissions. For some countries residential mobile emissions (e.g. mowers) are included into “Other combustion” instead of “Other mobile”. Data source(s): (1) The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention), UNECE-EMEP emissions Database, WebDab. EMEP Official; (2) Common Reporting Tables CRT to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, CRT tables); (3) Replies to the OECD Questionnaire on the State of the Environment and comments from member countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 2026 Database documentation