Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States
United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0162 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0162 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States peaked at 0.0268 kt per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 kt per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places United States 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0195 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.022 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0252 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0254 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0261 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0263 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0264 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0258 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0258 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0216 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | 0.0264 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre in United States?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in United States was 0.0162 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0268 kt per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 kt per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does United States rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.