Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) in United States
United States: 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 United States, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in United States is 0 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in United States peaked at 0 units per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2020.
United States ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
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 United States
- 10 Saudi Arabia 0 units per person compare
- 11 Australia 0 units per person compare
- 12 New Caledonia 0 units per person compare
- 14 Canada 0 units per person compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 0 units per person compare
- 16 Gibraltar 0 units per person compare
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 annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in United States?
- Annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) in United States 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 United States?
- 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 United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2020.
- How does United States rank for annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of)?
- United States ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.