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Climate Statistics · Country

CO₂ emissions per person in United States

1970 – 2024 · 55 data points 4 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
Climate · United States

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 18 figures Housing 6 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2024 13.6t CO₂ −0.1 since 2023
Countries · 2024 4 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.8
vs World +8.9 World: 4.7 · 2024
CO₂ emissions per person, 1970 – 2024 tonnes of CO₂ per person · United States · World
−2.8 since 2014
United States World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Compared with CO₂ emissions per person · tonnes of CO₂ per person
United States
13.6
World
4.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1970 – 2024
Latest value 13.6 · 2024
First value 22.4 · 1970
Highest 23.1 · 1973
Lowest 13.5 · 2020
Data points 55

By year

All years · 1970 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange World
2024 13.6 −0.1 4.7
2023 13.7 −0.7 4.7
2022 14.4 +0.1 4.7
2021 14.3 +0.8 4.7
2020 13.5 −1.6 4.5
2019 15.0 −0.5 4.7
2018 15.6 +0.4 4.7
2017 15.2 −0.3 4.7
2016 15.5 −0.4 4.7
2015 16.0 −0.5 4.7
2014 16.4 −0.1 4.8
2013 16.5 +0.3 4.8
2012 16.2 −0.8 4.8
2011 17.0 −0.8 4.8
2010 17.8 +0.7 4.7
2009 17.2 −1.5 4.5
2008 18.7 −0.8 4.6
2007 19.5 +0.1 4.6
2006 19.4 −0.5 4.5
2005 19.9 −0.2 4.4
2004 20.1 +0.1 4.3
2003 20.0 +0.1 4.2
2002 19.9 −0.7 4.0
2001 20.6 −0.4 4.0
2000 21.0 +0.4 4.0
1999 20.6 −0.2 3.9
1998 20.8 −0.1 4.0
1997 20.9 +0.8 4.0
1996 20.1 +0.3 4.0
1995 19.8 −0.0 4.0
1994 19.8 +0.1 3.9
1993 19.8 +0.2 4.0
1992 19.6 +0.0 4.0
1991 19.5 −0.4 4.1
1990 20.0 −0.6 4.1
1989 20.6 +0.0 4.2
1988 20.5 +0.7 4.2
1987 19.8 +0.5 4.1
1986 19.3 −0.3 4.0
1985 19.7 −0.1 4.0
1984 19.7 +0.7 4.1
1983 19.0 −0.2 4.0
1982 19.3 −1.2 4.1
1981 20.5 −0.5 4.2
1980 21.0 −1.2 4.3
1979 22.2 −0.1 4.5
1978 22.3 −0.3 4.4
1977 22.6 +0.5 4.4
1976 22.1 +1.2 4.3
1975 20.9 −1.2 4.1
1974 22.1 −1.0 4.2
1973 23.1 +0.7 4.3
1972 22.4 +1.0 4.2
1971 21.5 −0.9 4.0
1970 22.4 4.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryCO₂ emissions per person
1 Saudi Arabia 18.9
2 Canada 14.2
3 United States 13.7
4 Russia 13.5
5 South Korea 11.4
6 China 9.2
7 Czechia 7.9
8 Poland 7.6
9 Norway 7.5
10 Germany 7.1
11 Netherlands 6.9
12 Finland 5.9
13 Bulgaria 5.7
14 Türkiye 5.2
15 Italy 5.2
16 Greece 4.9
17 Spain 4.6
18 Hong Kong SAR China 4.5
19 Lithuania 4.5
20 United Kingdom 4.4
21 Argentina 4.2
22 France 4.2
23 Algeria 4.1
24 Chile 3.9
25 Romania 3.7
26 Mexico 3.7
27 Indonesia 2.7
28 Ecuador 2.6
29 Egypt 2.4
30 Brazil 2.3
31 India 2.1
32 Gabon 2.1
33 Lebanon 1.9
34 Colombia 1.8
35 Philippines 1.4
36 Congo - Brazzaville 1.3
37 Honduras 1.1
38 Bangladesh 0.7
39 Yemen 0.3
40 Sierra Leone 0.2
41 Liberia 0.2
42 Congo - Kinshasa 0.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

What it means

Carbon dioxide released by the country per resident in a year.

How it is calculated

CO₂ emissions from fuels and industry (excluding land use) divided by the population, in tonnes.