Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in United States
United States: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in United States, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 2.4% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in United States peaked at 45.6% in 1879 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2011.
United States ranks 10th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 30.7% | 28.1% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1860s | 29.9% | 27.9% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 42.1% | 35.8% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 37.3% | 35.1% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 34.6% | 34.3% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1900s | 29.9% | 28.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 21.4% | 18.4% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 12.3% | 9.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 0.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | -0.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 5 |
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More climate change data for United States
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 434.87 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in United States?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in United States was 2.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 1879.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2011.
- How does United States rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- United States ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.