Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita in United States
United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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) from n2o (ar5), per capita in United States is 0 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita in United States peaked at 0 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.
United States ranks 19th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per person | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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) from n2o (ar5), per capita in United States?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita in United States was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), 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 (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita?
- United States ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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) from N2O (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 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) from N2O (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.