Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in United States
United States: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas was 21.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in United States, 1882–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from gas in United States stood at 21.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from gas in United States peaked at 100.0% in 1882 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2017.
That places United States 1st out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 143 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 96.8% | 96.0% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 94.4% | 92.6% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 87.7% | 85.1% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 91.1% | 87.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 86.5% | 78.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.0% | 59.6% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.6% | 39.7% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 27.2% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 25.5% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 20.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.1% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.5% | 22.1% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from gas in United States?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from gas in United States was 21.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from gas recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1882.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from gas recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2017.
- How does United States rank for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- United States ranks 1st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.