Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in United States
United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0013 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0013 kt per person for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in United States peaked at 0.0019 kt per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kt per person, in 2016.
That places United States 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 kt per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 kt per person | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 kt per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 kt per person | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 kt per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 kt per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 kt per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 kt per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 kt per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 kt per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 kt per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 kt per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 kt per person | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 kt per person | +2.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0013 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 7.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 kt per person | 0.0015 kt per person | 0.0019 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 kt per person | 0.0016 kt per person | 0.0019 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 kt per person | 0.0015 kt per person | 0.0017 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 0.0015 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 17 Canada 0.0016 kt per person compare
- 18 Palau 0.0016 kt per person compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 0.0013 kt per person compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 0.0013 kt per person compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.001 kt per person compare
- 23 Indonesia 0.0009 kt per person compare
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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in United States?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in United States was 0.0013 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 kt per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kt per person in 2016.
- How does United States rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
- United States ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.