Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.18 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United States of America, 1990β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.18 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United States of America peaked at 0.4498 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 54th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4239 | 0.3861 | 0.4498 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3387 | 0.2927 | 0.3817 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2536 | 0.2176 | 0.2985 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1925 | 0.18 | 0.2004 | 5 |
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More climate change data for United States of America
- Share co2 vs population 4.14 (2100)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 6,164 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.95 (2024)
- Per capita COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 20.37 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United States of America?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in United States of America was 0.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4498 in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- United States of America ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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