Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in United States
United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0468 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0468 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.0468 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0305 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0318 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.033 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0345 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0361 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0379 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0394 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0428 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0428 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0425 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0422 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0394 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0403 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0406 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0403 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0425 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0422 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0429 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0386 kt per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0398 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0422 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0444 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0438 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0468 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0468 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0163 kt per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0417 kt per square kilometre | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | 0.0394 kt per square kilometre | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0406 kt per square kilometre | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0408 kt per square kilometre | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | 0.0425 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | 0.0386 kt per square kilometre | 0.0444 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0441 kt per square kilometre | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | 0.0468 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in United States?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in United States was 0.0468 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0468 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0305 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United States rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. 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 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.