Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in United States
United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 1,649 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in United States, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 1,649 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in United States peaked at 1,650 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,281 tonnes per person, in 1964.
That places United States 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,290 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 1,285 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1,283 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1,281 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1,281 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,283 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1,287 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1,294 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1,304 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1,314 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1,322 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1,327 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1,336 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1,347 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1,357 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 1,365 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1,374 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1,384 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1,392 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1,400 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,409 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,416 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1,422 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,429 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1,437 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,444 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,451 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1,458 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,466 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,474 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1,479 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,480 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,481 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,482 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,486 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,489 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,493 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,496 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,500 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,504 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,510 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,516 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,523 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,531 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,539 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,547 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,552 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,557 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,563 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,567 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,573 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,578 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,582 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,588 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,593 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,597 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,601 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,606 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,614 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,621 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,629 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,642 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,648 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,650 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,649 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1,649 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 613.07 tonnes per person, 2.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,290 tonnes per person | 1,281 tonnes per person | 1,314 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,360 tonnes per person | 1,322 tonnes per person | 1,400 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,441 tonnes per person | 1,409 tonnes per person | 1,474 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,489 tonnes per person | 1,479 tonnes per person | 1,504 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,540 tonnes per person | 1,510 tonnes per person | 1,567 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,595 tonnes per person | 1,573 tonnes per person | 1,621 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,644 tonnes per person | 1,629 tonnes per person | 1,650 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in United States?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in United States was 1,649 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,650 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,281 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does United States rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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.
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.