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Energy — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Energy — Emissions was 15,300 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,300 kt
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
15,300 kt
in 2023
All-time low
9,970 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in United States of America, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions in United States of America is 15,300 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in United States of America peaked at 15,300 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,970 kt, in 1961.

That places United States of America 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions in United States of America, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 9,970 kt —
1962 10,400 kt +4.3%
1963 10,800 kt +3.8%
1964 11,300 kt +4.6%
1965 11,800 kt +4.4%
1966 12,400 kt +5.1%
1967 12,900 kt +4.0%
1968 13,400 kt +3.9%
1969 14,100 kt +5.2%
1970 14,200 kt +0.7%
1971 13,700 kt -3.5%
1972 14,100 kt +2.9%
1973 14,000 kt -0.7%
1974 13,500 kt -3.6%
1975 13,300 kt -1.5%
1976 13,300 kt +0.0%
1977 13,100 kt -1.5%
1978 13,100 kt +0.0%
1979 14,000 kt +6.9%
1980 14,200 kt +1.4%
1981 13,900 kt -2.1%
1982 13,800 kt -0.7%
1983 12,900 kt -6.5%
1984 13,400 kt +3.9%
1985 13,400 kt +0.0%
1986 13,200 kt -1.5%
1987 13,400 kt +1.5%
1988 13,600 kt +1.5%
1989 13,700 kt +0.7%
1990 13,500 kt -1.5%
1991 13,300 kt -1.5%
1992 13,200 kt -0.8%
1993 13,300 kt +0.8%
1994 13,300 kt +0.0%
1995 13,100 kt -1.5%
1996 13,100 kt +0.0%
1997 13,500 kt +3.1%
1998 13,300 kt -1.5%
1999 13,200 kt -0.8%
2000 13,100 kt -0.8%
2001 13,400 kt +2.3%
2002 13,000 kt -3.0%
2003 13,200 kt +1.5%
2004 13,300 kt +0.8%
2005 13,200 kt -0.8%
2006 13,500 kt +2.3%
2007 13,600 kt +0.7%
2008 13,900 kt +2.2%
2009 13,200 kt -5.0%
2010 13,200 kt +0.0%
2011 13,800 kt +4.5%
2012 13,500 kt -2.2%
2013 13,500 kt +0.0%
2014 14,000 kt +3.7%
2015 13,600 kt -2.9%
2016 12,600 kt -7.4%
2017 13,000 kt +3.2%
2018 13,800 kt +6.2%
2019 14,500 kt +5.1%
2020 13,200 kt -9.0%
2021 14,300 kt +8.3%
2022 14,800 kt +3.5%
2023 15,300 kt +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,897 kt 9,970 kt 14,100 kt 9
1970s 13,630 kt 13,100 kt 14,200 kt 10
1980s 13,550 kt 12,900 kt 14,200 kt 10
1990s 13,280 kt 13,100 kt 13,500 kt 10
2000s 13,340 kt 13,000 kt 13,900 kt 10
2010s 13,550 kt 12,600 kt 14,500 kt 10
2020s 14,400 kt 13,200 kt 15,300 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 Russian Federation 9,140 kt compare
  2. 5 Viet Nam 864 kt compare
  3. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 760 kt compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 8,920 kt compare
  5. 7 India 4,960 kt compare
  6. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 429 kt compare
  7. 8 Iraq 4,810 kt compare
  8. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 389 kt compare
  9. 9 Nigeria 4,030 kt compare
  10. 10 Saudi Arabia 2,390 kt compare
  11. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 368 kt compare
  12. 11 Canada 2,360 kt compare
  13. 11 Türkiye 316 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in United States of America?
Energy — emissions in United States of America was 15,300 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 15,300 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 9,970 kt in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for energy — emissions?
United States of America ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf