Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in United States
United States: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0017 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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 (ch4), per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places United States 32nd out of 185 countries 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 (CH4), per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0017 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
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 energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in United States?
- Energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in United States was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United States rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.