IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States
United States: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0409 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States stood at 0.0409 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.0409 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
United States ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0254 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0264 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0273 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0257 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.028 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0289 kt per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0304 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0284 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0288 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0287 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0293 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0295 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0296 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0304 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0314 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0332 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.034 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0349 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0359 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0355 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.036 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0334 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0325 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0341 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0339 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0352 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0341 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0312 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0334 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0343 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0342 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0345 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0359 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0367 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0378 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0392 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0273 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0278 kt per square kilometre | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0287 kt per square kilometre | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0323 kt per square kilometre | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | 0.0359 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | 0.0312 kt per square kilometre | 0.036 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0355 kt per square kilometre | 0.0334 kt per square kilometre | 0.0378 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 56 Sri Lanka 0.0454 kt per square kilometre compare
- 57 Iraq 0.0447 kt per square kilometre compare
- 58 Denmark 0.0409 kt per square kilometre compare
- 60 Georgia 0.0408 kt per square kilometre compare
- 61 Syria 0.0406 kt per square kilometre compare
- 62 El Salvador 0.0401 kt per square kilometre 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 ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States?
- Ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States was 0.0409 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0409 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United States rank for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) 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
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.