Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in United States
United States: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 29.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in United States stood at 29.8%. That is the lowest value across all 143 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in United States peaked at 100.0% in 1900 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2024.
United States ranks 1st of 146 countries on this measure, 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% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 99.1% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 97.2% | 96.2% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 94.0% | 92.1% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 91.9% | 91.5% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 90.4% | 88.3% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 81.5% | 75.4% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.9% | 61.5% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.5% | 49.1% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 41.1% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 35.3% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.2% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.8% | 30.9% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in United States?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in United States was 29.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1900.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- How does United States rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- United States ranks 1st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.