Per capita co2 including land in United States
United States: Per capita co2 including land was 14.52 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.52
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
13th
of 194 countries
All-time high
37.2
in 1879
All-time low
14.07
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita co2 including land in United States, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 including land in United States stood at 14.52.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 including land in United States peaked at 37.2 in 1879 and was at its lowest, 14.07, in 2020.
United States ranks 13th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita co2 including land in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 33.1 | — |
| 1851 | 34.82 | +5.2% |
| 1852 | 35 | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 35.83 | +2.4% |
| 1854 | 35.93 | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 35.68 | -0.7% |
| 1856 | 35.33 | -1.0% |
| 1857 | 35.13 | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 35.08 | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 35.27 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 30.88 | -12.4% |
| 1861 | 27.52 | -10.9% |
| 1862 | 26.53 | -3.6% |
| 1863 | 25.97 | -2.1% |
| 1864 | 24.68 | -5.0% |
| 1865 | 23.27 | -5.7% |
| 1866 | 22.31 | -4.2% |
| 1867 | 22.18 | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 21.49 | -3.1% |
| 1869 | 20.68 | -3.8% |
| 1870 | 28.62 | +38.4% |
| 1871 | 31.36 | +9.6% |
| 1872 | 33.05 | +5.4% |
| 1873 | 34.54 | +4.5% |
| 1874 | 35.14 | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 35.41 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 35.51 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 36.14 | +1.8% |
| 1878 | 36.32 | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 37.2 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | 33.77 | -9.2% |
| 1881 | 31.58 | -6.5% |
| 1882 | 31.4 | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 31.25 | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 30.42 | -2.6% |
| 1885 | 29.42 | -3.3% |
| 1886 | 28.97 | -1.5% |
| 1887 | 29.03 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 29.26 | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 27.62 | -5.6% |
| 1890 | 29.46 | +6.7% |
| 1891 | 29.61 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 29.3 | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 29.32 | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 28.41 | -3.1% |
| 1895 | 28.67 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 28.34 | -1.2% |
| 1897 | 28.32 | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 28.73 | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 29.59 | +3.0% |
| 1900 | 28.57 | -3.5% |
| 1901 | 28.33 | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 28.34 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 29.17 | +2.9% |
| 1904 | 28.67 | -1.7% |
| 1905 | 29.2 | +1.9% |
| 1906 | 29.07 | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 30.54 | +5.0% |
| 1908 | 28.24 | -7.5% |
| 1909 | 29.11 | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 28.99 | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 28.11 | -3.0% |
| 1912 | 27.91 | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 28.54 | +2.3% |
| 1914 | 26.88 | -5.8% |
| 1915 | 26.73 | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 27.68 | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 28.8 | +4.0% |
| 1918 | 29.21 | +1.4% |
| 1919 | 25.91 | -11.3% |
| 1920 | 28.16 | +8.7% |
| 1921 | 24.87 | -11.7% |
| 1922 | 24.42 | -1.8% |
| 1923 | 28.05 | +14.9% |
| 1924 | 25.63 | -8.6% |
| 1925 | 25.69 | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 26.31 | +2.4% |
| 1927 | 25.24 | -4.1% |
| 1928 | 24.41 | -3.3% |
| 1929 | 24.96 | +2.2% |
| 1930 | 21.92 | -12.2% |
| 1931 | 19.19 | -12.5% |
| 1932 | 16.58 | -13.6% |
| 1933 | 16.85 | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 17.27 | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 17.17 | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 18.65 | +8.6% |
| 1937 | 18.81 | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 16.28 | -13.5% |
| 1939 | 17.12 | +5.2% |
| 1940 | 19.02 | +11.1% |
| 1941 | 20.3 | +6.7% |
| 1942 | 21.29 | +4.9% |
| 1943 | 21.61 | +1.5% |
| 1944 | 22.62 | +4.7% |
| 1945 | 21.69 | -4.1% |
| 1946 | 20.68 | -4.7% |
| 1947 | 22.01 | +6.4% |
| 1948 | 22.37 | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 18.88 | -15.6% |
| 1950 | 19.59 | +3.8% |
| 1951 | 19.41 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 18.41 | -5.1% |
| 1953 | 18.36 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 17.29 | -5.8% |
| 1955 | 18.36 | +6.2% |
| 1956 | 18.81 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 18.23 | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 17.32 | -5.0% |
| 1959 | 17.09 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 17.14 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 16.13 | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 17.26 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 17.07 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 17.39 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 17.63 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 18.15 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 21.02 | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 23.18 | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 21.92 | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 22.52 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 22.08 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 22.62 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 23.17 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 22.19 | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 21.02 | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 21.8 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 22.78 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 22.88 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 22.64 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 21.77 | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 20.71 | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 19.5 | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 19.51 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19.9 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 19.81 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 19.39 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 20.14 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 20.85 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 20.92 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 21.43 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 20.77 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 20.7 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 20.78 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 21.07 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 20.66 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 21.03 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 21.19 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 21.24 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 21.42 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 21.95 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 20.97 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 21.16 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.65 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.61 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 21.81 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 20.07 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 20.21 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.73 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 18.07 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 18.77 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 17.42 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 16.96 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 17.11 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 17.35 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.63 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 16.25 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 16.13 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.3 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15.79 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.07 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 15.02 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 15.15 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 14.67 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 14.52 | -1.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 14.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.19, 2.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 including land in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | +38.4% | 20.68 | 28.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 35.12 | 33.1 | 35.93 | 10 |
| 1860s | 24.55 | 20.68 | 30.88 | 10 |
| 1870s | 34.33 | 28.62 | 37.2 | 10 |
| 1880s | 30.27 | 27.62 | 33.77 | 10 |
| 1890s | 28.98 | 28.32 | 29.61 | 10 |
| 1900s | 28.93 | 28.24 | 30.54 | 10 |
| 1910s | 27.88 | 25.91 | 29.21 | 10 |
| 1920s | 25.77 | 24.41 | 28.16 | 10 |
| 1930s | 17.98 | 16.28 | 21.92 | 10 |
| 1940s | 21.05 | 18.88 | 22.62 | 10 |
| 1950s | 18.29 | 17.09 | 19.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.69 | 16.13 | 23.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.37 | 21.02 | 23.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.25 | 19.39 | 21.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.03 | 20.66 | 21.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.72 | 18.07 | 21.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.87 | 15.79 | 18.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.69 | 14.07 | 15.15 | 5 |
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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 per capita co2 including land in United States?
- Per capita co2 including land in United States was 14.52 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 including land recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2 in 1879.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 including land recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 in 2020.
- How does United States rank for per capita co2 including land?
- United States ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 including land rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Per capita co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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