Other — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in United States
United States: Other — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 0.31 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Other — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, other — emissions share (co2eq) in United States stood at 0.31 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other — emissions share (co2eq) in United States peaked at 0.67 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.31 %, in 2021.
That places United States 126th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Other — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.67 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.66 % | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.64 % | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.63 % | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.62 % | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.61 % | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.59 % | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.56 % | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.55 % | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.51 % | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.49 % | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.47 % | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.45 % | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.43 % | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.41 % | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.38 % | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.37 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.36 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.35 % | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.33 % | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.34 % | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.32 % | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.33 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.31 % | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.31 % | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.31 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.23 %, 1.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.633 % | 0.59 % | 0.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.462 % | 0.37 % | 0.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.337 % | 0.32 % | 0.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.315 % | 0.31 % | 0.33 % | 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 other — emissions share (co2eq) in United States?
- Other — emissions share (co2eq) in United States was 0.31 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest other — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 % in 2021.
- How does United States rank for other — emissions share (co2eq)?
- United States ranks 126th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.