Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in United States
United States: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United States, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United States is 0 °C per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United States peaked at 0 °C per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1960.
That places United States 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in United States, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0 °C per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 2.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
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 global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United States?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United States was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1960.
- How does United States rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- United States ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.