Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in United States
United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United States is 0.0004 kt per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United States peaked at 0.0011 kt per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt per person, in 2013.
That places United States 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 kt per person | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 kt per person | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 kt per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.001 kt per person | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.001 kt per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 kt per person | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 kt per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.001 kt per person | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 kt per person | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.001 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.001 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 kt per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 kt per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 kt per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 kt per person | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 kt per person | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kt per person | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kt per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kt per person | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kt per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United States?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in United States was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 kt per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per person in 2013.
- How does United States rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- United States ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.