Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in United States
United States: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 17.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in United States, 1855–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 17.6% for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in United States peaked at 91.5% in 1861 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1855.
United States ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 170 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1860s | 76.8% | 65.2% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 62.3% | 53.3% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 52.7% | 42.8% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 44.6% | 36.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 48.4% | 36.3% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 60.9% | 56.8% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 67.7% | 62.0% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 60.6% | 58.3% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 65.0% | 61.9% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 50.7% | 43.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.5% | 29.8% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.9% | 25.9% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.0% | 23.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 21.6% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 20.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.6% | 19.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 oil in United States?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in United States was 17.6% 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 from oil recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 1861.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1855.
- How does United States rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- United States ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.