Consumption based carbon intensity in United States
United States: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.2855 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.2855
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.5461
in 1990
All-time low
0.2831
in 2020
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Consumption based carbon intensity in United States, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.2855 for consumption based carbon intensity in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in United States peaked at 0.5461 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2831, in 2020.
United States ranks 40th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5461 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5392 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.543 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5326 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5212 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5136 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5093 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4957 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4914 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4773 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4812 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4703 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4715 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4704 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4617 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4536 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4394 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4257 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4067 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3852 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3865 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3707 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3506 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3497 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3492 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3361 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3227 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3139 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3136 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.301 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2831 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2874 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2855 | -0.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.2855 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2507, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.517 | 0.4773 | 0.5461 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4466 | 0.3852 | 0.4812 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3394 | 0.301 | 0.3865 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2853 | 0.2831 | 0.2874 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 consumption based carbon intensity in United States?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in United States was 0.2855 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5461 in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2831 in 2020.
- How does United States rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- United States ranks 40th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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