Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United States
United States: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 11.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.6%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
2nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
41.7%
in 1879
All-time low
11.6%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United States, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 11.6% for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in United States peaked at 41.7% in 1879 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2024.
That places United States 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 26.8% | — |
| 1851 | 28.0% | +4.5% |
| 1852 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 29.3% | +4.5% |
| 1854 | 29.6% | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 29.7% | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 30.0% | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 30.9% | +2.1% |
| 1859 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 30.2% | -3.7% |
| 1861 | 28.6% | -5.3% |
| 1862 | 28.9% | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 27.7% | -4.4% |
| 1865 | 27.2% | -1.8% |
| 1866 | 26.5% | -2.8% |
| 1867 | 27.0% | +2.2% |
| 1868 | 26.8% | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 26.2% | -2.3% |
| 1870 | 33.1% | +26.5% |
| 1871 | 35.9% | +8.3% |
| 1872 | 36.4% | +1.5% |
| 1873 | 38.0% | +4.4% |
| 1874 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 1875 | 39.4% | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 1878 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 1879 | 41.7% | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 37.6% | -9.9% |
| 1881 | 35.8% | -4.6% |
| 1882 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 35.1% | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 34.8% | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 34.3% | -1.4% |
| 1886 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 33.4% | -4.2% |
| 1890 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 33.7% | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 34.6% | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 33.3% | -3.6% |
| 1895 | 33.8% | +1.6% |
| 1896 | 33.7% | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 33.4% | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 34.0% | +1.6% |
| 1899 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 1900 | 33.3% | -3.7% |
| 1901 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
| 1902 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 1903 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 1904 | 32.8% | -1.7% |
| 1905 | 33.2% | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 1908 | 31.9% | -4.9% |
| 1909 | 32.6% | +2.4% |
| 1910 | 33.3% | +2.0% |
| 1911 | 32.7% | -1.7% |
| 1912 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 33.0% | +0.8% |
| 1914 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 1915 | 33.6% | +2.5% |
| 1916 | 34.2% | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 35.8% | +4.5% |
| 1918 | 37.2% | +4.1% |
| 1919 | 35.7% | -4.0% |
| 1920 | 35.1% | -1.6% |
| 1921 | 32.4% | -7.9% |
| 1922 | 31.4% | -3.0% |
| 1923 | 34.3% | +9.4% |
| 1924 | 32.0% | -6.9% |
| 1925 | 31.9% | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 33.3% | +4.4% |
| 1927 | 31.3% | -6.2% |
| 1928 | 30.6% | -2.3% |
| 1929 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 27.9% | -8.6% |
| 1931 | 25.6% | -8.4% |
| 1932 | 23.1% | -9.8% |
| 1933 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 23.1% | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 22.9% | -1.1% |
| 1936 | 23.7% | +3.8% |
| 1937 | 23.5% | -1.1% |
| 1938 | 20.9% | -10.9% |
| 1939 | 21.7% | +3.9% |
| 1940 | 23.2% | +6.7% |
| 1941 | 24.4% | +5.3% |
| 1942 | 25.9% | +6.2% |
| 1943 | 26.5% | +2.2% |
| 1944 | 28.0% | +5.9% |
| 1945 | 29.5% | +5.2% |
| 1946 | 27.7% | -6.0% |
| 1947 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 28.8% | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 25.3% | -12.1% |
| 1950 | 24.0% | -5.2% |
| 1951 | 22.4% | -6.9% |
| 1952 | 21.3% | -4.7% |
| 1953 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 19.4% | -8.0% |
| 1955 | 19.8% | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 19.0% | -4.4% |
| 1958 | 18.1% | -4.4% |
| 1959 | 17.3% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 18.2% | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 17.4% | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 19.1% | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 18.8% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 20.2% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 22.8% | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 24.5% | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 21.7% | -11.2% |
| 1970 | 21.7% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 21.5% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 21.2% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 19.7% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 19.5% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 18.4% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 17.3% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -1.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 11.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 136.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 | +26.5% | 26.2% | 33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 29.4% | 26.8% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 27.8% | 26.2% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 38.4% | 33.1% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1880s | 35.0% | 33.4% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 33.9% | 33.3% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 32.9% | 31.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 34.1% | 32.7% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 32.3% | 30.5% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 23.6% | 20.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 26.8% | 23.2% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 20.2% | 17.3% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.1% | 17.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 19.9% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 5 |
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More climate change data for United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in United States?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in United States was 11.6% 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 including land-use change recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1879.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2024.
- How does United States rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.