Life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita in United States
United States: Life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita was 6.82 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita in United States, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita in United States stood at 6.82.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita in United States peaked at 7.27 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.72, in 2024.
That places United States 20th out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.04 | 6.89 | 7.27 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.85 | 6.72 | 6.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Share co2 vs population 4.14 (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 14.2 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 434.87 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 14.2 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 14.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita in United States?
- Life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita in United States was 6.82 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 in 2011.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.72 in 2024.
- How does United States rank for life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita?
- United States ranks 20th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).