Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in United States

United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
120th
of 136 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 1995
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in United States, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2), per capita in United States stood at 0 kt per person.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2), per capita in United States peaked at 0 kt per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.

United States ranks 120th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in United States, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita in United States, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person
1963 0 kt per person
1964 0 kt per person
1965 0 kt per person
1966 0 kt per person
1967 0 kt per person
1968 0 kt per person
1969 0 kt per person
1970 0 kt per person
1971 0 kt per person +1.0%
1972 0 kt per person +0.6%
1973 0 kt per person +0.7%
1974 0 kt per person +0.7%
1975 0 kt per person +0.1%
1976 0 kt per person +0.6%
1977 0 kt per person +0.5%
1978 0 kt per person -0.0%
1979 0 kt per person +0.4%
1980 0 kt per person +0.5%
1981 0 kt per person -0.0%
1982 0 kt per person +0.5%
1983 0 kt per person +0.5%
1984 0 kt per person +0.5%
1985 0 kt per person +1.0%
1986 0 kt per person +0.4%
1987 0 kt per person +0.9%
1988 0 kt per person +0.8%
1989 0 kt per person +0.3%
1990 0 kt per person +0.6%
1991 0 kt per person -1.3%
1992 0 kt per person -1.4%
1993 0 kt per person -1.3%
1994 0 kt per person -1.2%
1995 0 kt per person +43.2%
1996 0 kt per person -20.4%
1997 0 kt per person +23.7%
1998 0 kt per person -1.2%
1999 0 kt per person +2.0%
2000 0 kt per person -7.7%
2001 0 kt per person -1.0%
2002 0 kt per person -0.9%
2003 0 kt per person -0.9%
2004 0 kt per person -0.9%
2005 0 kt per person -0.9%
2006 0 kt per person -1.0%
2007 0 kt per person -0.9%
2008 0 kt per person -0.9%
2009 0 kt per person -0.9%
2010 0 kt per person -0.8%
2011 0 kt per person -0.8%
2012 0 kt per person -0.8%
2013 0 kt per person -0.8%
2014 0 kt per person -0.8%
2015 0 kt per person -0.8%
2016 0 kt per person -0.8%
2017 0 kt per person -0.7%
2018 0 kt per person -0.6%
2019 0 kt per person -0.5%
2020 0 kt per person +0.8%
2021 0 kt per person -0.2%
2022 0 kt per person -0.3%
2023 0 kt per person -0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +43.2% 0 kt per person 0 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 117 Ethiopia 0 kt per person compare
  2. 118 Kazakhstan 0 kt per person compare
  3. 119 Burkina Faso 0 kt per person compare
  4. 121 Egypt 0 kt per person compare
  5. 122 Bhutan 0 kt per person compare
  6. 123 Congo 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2), per capita in United States?
Waste — emissions (co2), per capita in United States was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1995.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
How does United States rank for waste — emissions (co2), per capita?
United States ranks 120th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
137 places, 7,811 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.