Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) in North America
North America: Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) was 0 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) in North America, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 0 units per person for annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in North America peaked at 0 units per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) in North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More climate change data for North America
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8049 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 308.67 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 383.50 million (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6692 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.5691 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in North America?
- Annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in North America was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does North America rank for annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of)?
- North America ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.