Co emissions per capita in United States
United States: Co emissions per capita was 14.2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
14.2
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
12th
of 213 countries
All-time high
22.22
in 1973
All-time low
0.0421
in 1800
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Co emissions per capita in United States, 1800–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 14.2 for co emissions per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in United States peaked at 22.22 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0421, in 1800.
That places United States 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co emissions per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 0.0421 | — |
| 1801 | 0.0437 | +3.8% |
| 1802 | 0.0465 | +6.2% |
| 1803 | 0.0468 | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 0.0515 | +10.3% |
| 1805 | 0.0517 | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 0.0496 | -4.0% |
| 1807 | 0.0551 | +11.1% |
| 1808 | 0.0562 | +2.0% |
| 1809 | 0.0567 | +0.9% |
| 1810 | 0.0572 | +0.8% |
| 1811 | 0.0596 | +4.2% |
| 1812 | 0.0626 | +5.0% |
| 1813 | 0.0652 | +4.2% |
| 1814 | 0.068 | +4.3% |
| 1815 | 0.0706 | +3.8% |
| 1816 | 0.0755 | +6.9% |
| 1817 | 0.0791 | +4.9% |
| 1818 | 0.0833 | +5.2% |
| 1819 | 0.0788 | -5.4% |
| 1820 | 0.0794 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 0.0806 | +1.6% |
| 1822 | 0.0818 | +1.4% |
| 1823 | 0.0829 | +1.3% |
| 1824 | 0.0907 | +9.5% |
| 1825 | 0.0987 | +8.8% |
| 1826 | 0.1111 | +12.6% |
| 1827 | 0.1189 | +7.0% |
| 1828 | 0.1273 | +7.1% |
| 1829 | 0.1394 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 0.1577 | +13.1% |
| 1831 | 0.1663 | +5.4% |
| 1832 | 0.2159 | +29.8% |
| 1833 | 0.2451 | +13.6% |
| 1834 | 0.2286 | -6.8% |
| 1835 | 0.2838 | +24.2% |
| 1836 | 0.3026 | +6.6% |
| 1837 | 0.3301 | +9.1% |
| 1838 | 0.3045 | -7.8% |
| 1839 | 0.3247 | +6.6% |
| 1840 | 0.3359 | +3.4% |
| 1841 | 0.3452 | +2.8% |
| 1842 | 0.373 | +8.1% |
| 1843 | 0.4062 | +8.9% |
| 1844 | 0.4725 | +16.3% |
| 1845 | 0.552 | +16.8% |
| 1846 | 0.6076 | +10.1% |
| 1847 | 0.699 | +15.0% |
| 1848 | 0.7554 | +8.1% |
| 1849 | 0.7957 | +5.3% |
| 1850 | 0.8387 | +5.4% |
| 1851 | 1.01 | +20.8% |
| 1852 | 1.07 | +5.6% |
| 1853 | 1.17 | +9.3% |
| 1854 | 1.25 | +6.7% |
| 1855 | 1.39 | +11.7% |
| 1856 | 1.42 | +1.9% |
| 1857 | 1.41 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 1.39 | -1.5% |
| 1859 | 1.47 | +5.8% |
| 1860 | 1.5 | +1.9% |
| 1861 | 1.41 | -6.1% |
| 1862 | 1.43 | +1.4% |
| 1863 | 1.61 | +12.9% |
| 1864 | 1.69 | +4.6% |
| 1865 | 1.65 | -2.0% |
| 1866 | 1.63 | -1.6% |
| 1867 | 1.96 | +20.2% |
| 1868 | 2.16 | +10.4% |
| 1869 | 2.4 | +11.2% |
| 1870 | 2.47 | +2.9% |
| 1871 | 2.52 | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 3.03 | +19.9% |
| 1873 | 3.27 | +8.0% |
| 1874 | 3.08 | -5.8% |
| 1875 | 3.04 | -1.1% |
| 1876 | 2.91 | -4.3% |
| 1877 | 3.16 | +8.4% |
| 1878 | 3.02 | -4.4% |
| 1879 | 3.6 | +19.3% |
| 1880 | 3.99 | +10.8% |
| 1881 | 4.13 | +3.5% |
| 1882 | 4.52 | +9.5% |
| 1883 | 4.77 | +5.5% |
| 1884 | 4.92 | +3.1% |
| 1885 | 4.89 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 5.05 | +3.3% |
| 1887 | 5.29 | +4.6% |
| 1888 | 6.29 | +18.9% |
| 1889 | 5.52 | -12.1% |
| 1890 | 6.48 | +17.3% |
| 1891 | 6.76 | +4.3% |
| 1892 | 6.99 | +3.4% |
| 1893 | 6.91 | -1.0% |
| 1894 | 6.35 | -8.1% |
| 1895 | 7.04 | +10.8% |
| 1896 | 6.93 | -1.6% |
| 1897 | 7.08 | +2.2% |
| 1898 | 7.58 | +7.0% |
| 1899 | 8.53 | +12.6% |
| 1900 | 8.88 | +4.0% |
| 1901 | 9.48 | +6.9% |
| 1902 | 9.87 | +4.0% |
| 1903 | 11.33 | +14.8% |
| 1904 | 10.96 | -3.2% |
| 1905 | 12.04 | +9.8% |
| 1906 | 12.41 | +3.1% |
| 1907 | 14.14 | +14.0% |
| 1908 | 12.14 | -14.1% |
| 1909 | 13.22 | +8.8% |
| 1910 | 14.18 | +7.3% |
| 1911 | 13.82 | -2.5% |
| 1912 | 14.54 | +5.2% |
| 1913 | 15.4 | +5.9% |
| 1914 | 13.88 | -9.9% |
| 1915 | 14.2 | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 15.55 | +9.5% |
| 1917 | 16.87 | +8.5% |
| 1918 | 17.37 | +3.0% |
| 1919 | 14.51 | -16.5% |
| 1920 | 16.82 | +15.9% |
| 1921 | 13.59 | -19.2% |
| 1922 | 13.52 | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 17.59 | +30.1% |
| 1924 | 15.54 | -11.6% |
| 1925 | 15.74 | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 16.81 | +6.8% |
| 1927 | 16.19 | -3.7% |
| 1928 | 15.69 | -3.1% |
| 1929 | 16.6 | +5.9% |
| 1930 | 14.59 | -12.1% |
| 1931 | 12.29 | -15.7% |
| 1932 | 10.32 | -16.0% |
| 1933 | 10.99 | +6.5% |
| 1934 | 11.62 | +5.7% |
| 1935 | 11.99 | +3.2% |
| 1936 | 13.67 | +14.0% |
| 1937 | 14.2 | +3.9% |
| 1938 | 11.93 | -16.0% |
| 1939 | 13.04 | +9.3% |
| 1940 | 14.49 | +11.1% |
| 1941 | 15.62 | +7.8% |
| 1942 | 16.59 | +6.2% |
| 1943 | 16.91 | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 17.95 | +6.1% |
| 1945 | 17.08 | -4.8% |
| 1946 | 16.12 | -5.6% |
| 1947 | 17.51 | +8.6% |
| 1948 | 17.94 | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 14.82 | -17.4% |
| 1950 | 16.48 | +11.2% |
| 1951 | 16.73 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 16.07 | -4.0% |
| 1953 | 16.21 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 15.21 | -6.2% |
| 1955 | 16.42 | +7.9% |
| 1956 | 16.94 | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 16.54 | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 15.77 | -4.6% |
| 1959 | 15.99 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 16.07 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 15.73 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 16.03 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 16.47 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 16.93 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 17.38 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 18.01 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 18.46 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 18.92 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 19.65 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 20.88 | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 20.75 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 21.49 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 22.22 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 21.23 | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 20.15 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 20.9 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 21.27 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 21.73 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 21.57 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 20.58 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 19.57 | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 18.38 | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 18.34 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 18.71 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 18.6 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 18.44 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 19.06 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 19.72 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 19.79 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 20.25 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 19.79 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 19.95 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 20.1 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 20.2 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 20.23 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 20.68 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 20.75 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 20.77 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 20.81 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 21.4 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 20.77 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 20.72 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 20.72 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.87 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.72 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.24 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 20.28 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 19.41 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 17.81 | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 18.23 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 17.63 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 16.81 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 17.1 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.12 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.46 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 15.93 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.64 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 16 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 15.5 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.82 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 14.76 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 14.8 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 14.32 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 14.2 | -0.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 14.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.14, 2.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.05 | 0.0421 | 0.0567 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.07 | 0.0572 | 0.0833 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1011 | 0.0794 | 0.1394 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2559 | 0.1577 | 0.3301 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.5342 | 0.3359 | 0.7957 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.24 | 0.8387 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.74 | 1.41 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.01 | 2.47 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.94 | 3.99 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.07 | 6.35 | 8.53 | 10 |
| 1900s | 11.45 | 8.88 | 14.14 | 10 |
| 1910s | 15.03 | 13.82 | 17.37 | 10 |
| 1920s | 15.81 | 13.52 | 17.59 | 10 |
| 1930s | 12.46 | 10.32 | 14.59 | 10 |
| 1940s | 16.5 | 14.49 | 17.95 | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.24 | 15.21 | 16.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.37 | 15.73 | 19.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.22 | 20.15 | 22.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.12 | 18.34 | 20.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.35 | 19.79 | 20.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.29 | 17.81 | 21.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.64 | 15.5 | 18.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.38 | 13.82 | 14.8 | 5 |
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- 9 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 16.55 compare
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- 14 Canada 13.42 compare
- 15 Faroe Islands 13.09 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 co emissions per capita in United States?
- Co emissions per capita in United States was 14.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 22.22 in 1973.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0421 in 1800.
- How does United States rank for co emissions per capita?
- United States ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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