Energy — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Energy — Emissions was 4.64 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.64 million kt
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
5.76 million kt
in 2005
All-time low
2.86 million kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 4.64 million kt for energy — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in United States of America peaked at 5.76 million kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.86 million kt, in 1961.

United States of America ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, 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

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2) in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 2.86 million kt
1962 2.97 million kt +3.8%
1963 3.10 million kt +4.4%
1964 3.24 million kt +4.5%
1965 3.38 million kt +4.3%
1966 3.55 million kt +5.0%
1967 3.68 million kt +3.7%
1968 3.81 million kt +3.5%
1969 4.00 million kt +5.0%
1970 4.31 million kt +7.8%
1971 4.34 million kt +0.7%
1972 4.55 million kt +4.8%
1973 4.77 million kt +4.8%
1974 4.59 million kt -3.8%
1975 4.40 million kt -4.1%
1976 4.62 million kt +5.0%
1977 4.74 million kt +2.6%
1978 4.89 million kt +3.2%
1979 4.91 million kt +0.4%
1980 4.73 million kt -3.7%
1981 4.53 million kt -4.2%
1982 4.30 million kt -5.1%
1983 4.33 million kt +0.7%
1984 4.47 million kt +3.2%
1985 4.49 million kt +0.4%
1986 4.49 million kt +0.0%
1987 4.68 million kt +4.2%
1988 4.89 million kt +4.5%
1989 4.96 million kt +1.4%
1990 4.81 million kt -3.0%
1991 4.81 million kt +0.0%
1992 4.90 million kt +1.9%
1993 5.01 million kt +2.2%
1994 5.08 million kt +1.4%
1995 5.12 million kt +0.8%
1996 5.24 million kt +2.3%
1997 5.35 million kt +2.1%
1998 5.39 million kt +0.7%
1999 5.48 million kt +1.7%
2000 5.67 million kt +3.5%
2001 5.57 million kt -1.8%
2002 5.62 million kt +0.9%
2003 5.65 million kt +0.5%
2004 5.73 million kt +1.4%
2005 5.76 million kt +0.5%
2006 5.67 million kt -1.6%
2007 5.76 million kt +1.6%
2008 5.59 million kt -3.0%
2009 5.25 million kt -6.1%
2010 5.38 million kt +2.5%
2011 5.25 million kt -2.4%
2012 5.06 million kt -3.6%
2013 5.15 million kt +1.8%
2014 5.21 million kt +1.2%
2015 5.12 million kt -1.7%
2016 4.98 million kt -2.7%
2017 4.94 million kt -0.8%
2018 5.08 million kt +2.8%
2019 5.01 million kt -1.4%
2020 4.47 million kt -10.8%
2021 4.75 million kt +6.3%
2022 4.79 million kt +0.8%
2023 4.64 million kt -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.40 million kt 2.86 million kt 4.00 million kt 9
1970s 4.61 million kt 4.31 million kt 4.91 million kt 10
1980s 4.59 million kt 4.30 million kt 4.96 million kt 10
1990s 5.12 million kt 4.81 million kt 5.48 million kt 10
2000s 5.63 million kt 5.25 million kt 5.76 million kt 10
2010s 5.12 million kt 4.94 million kt 5.38 million kt 10
2020s 4.66 million kt 4.47 million kt 4.79 million kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 India 2.91 million kt compare
  2. 5 Viet Nam 323,000 kt compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 2.04 million kt compare
  4. 7 Japan 957,000 kt compare
  5. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 86,100 kt compare
  6. 8 Indonesia 845,000 kt compare
  7. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 49,300 kt compare
  8. 9 Saudi Arabia 657,000 kt compare
  9. 10 Republic of Korea 575,000 kt compare
  10. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 30,400 kt compare
  11. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 22,300 kt compare
  12. 11 Canada 568,000 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 4.64 million 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 5.76 million kt in 2005.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.86 million 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 down 9.9%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 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