Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United States
United States: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 14.52 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United States, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in United States stood at 14.52 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in United States peaked at 37.2 tonnes per person in 1879 and was at its lowest, 14.07 tonnes per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 35.12 tonnes per person | 33.1 tonnes per person | 35.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 24.55 tonnes per person | 20.68 tonnes per person | 30.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 34.33 tonnes per person | 28.62 tonnes per person | 37.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 30.27 tonnes per person | 27.62 tonnes per person | 33.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 28.98 tonnes per person | 28.32 tonnes per person | 29.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 28.93 tonnes per person | 28.24 tonnes per person | 30.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 27.88 tonnes per person | 25.91 tonnes per person | 29.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 25.77 tonnes per person | 24.41 tonnes per person | 28.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 17.98 tonnes per person | 16.28 tonnes per person | 21.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 21.05 tonnes per person | 18.88 tonnes per person | 22.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 18.29 tonnes per person | 17.09 tonnes per person | 19.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.69 tonnes per person | 16.13 tonnes per person | 23.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.37 tonnes per person | 21.02 tonnes per person | 23.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.25 tonnes per person | 19.39 tonnes per person | 21.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.03 tonnes per person | 20.66 tonnes per person | 21.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.72 tonnes per person | 18.07 tonnes per person | 21.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.87 tonnes per person | 15.79 tonnes per person | 18.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.69 tonnes per person | 14.07 tonnes per person | 15.15 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for United States
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.1% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 434.87 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in United States?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in United States was 14.52 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2 tonnes per person in 1879.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does United States rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- United States ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.