Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in United States
United States: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in United States, 1983–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in United States is 0 terawatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in United States peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1983.
That places United States 13th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 2.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in United States?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in United States was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1983.
- How does United States rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita?
- United States ranks 13th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – 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.
About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.