United States CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
4.632.164.876
tons
Year-over-Year
+0,30%
increase
Global Share
11,69%
Per Capita
13,59
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in the United States were 4.632.164.876 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 0,3% over the previous year, representing an increase by 13.897.354 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 4.618.267.522 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in the United States are equivalent to 13,59 tons per person, a decrease by −0,05 over the figure of 13,64 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0,4% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of the United States
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.632.164.876 | 0,3% | 13,59 | 11,69% |
| 2023 | 4.618.267.522 | −4,1% | 13,64 | 11,81% |
| 2022 | 4.815.766.532 | 1,29% | 14,33 | 12,49% |
| 2021 | 4.754.378.476 | 6,44% | 14,24 | 12,44% |
| 2020 | 4.466.876.477 | −10,09% | 13,48 | 12,34% |
| 2019 | 4.967.912.151 | −2,94% | 15,1 | 13,07% |
| 2018 | 5.118.374.354 | 3,2% | 15,66 | 13,50% |
| 2017 | 4.959.457.886 | −1,38% | 15,29 | 13,40% |
| 2016 | 5.028.951.952 | −2,03% | 15,61 | 13,82% |
| 2015 | 5.132.984.051 | −2,11% | 16,04 | 14,14% |
| 2014 | 5.243.771.986 | 0,36% | 16,5 | 14,41% |
| 2013 | 5.224.708.853 | 2,69% | 16,56 | 14,44% |
| 2012 | 5.087.711.027 | −4,14% | 16,24 | 14,34% |
| 2011 | 5.307.628.913 | −3,87% | 17,06 | 15,15% |
| 2010 | 5.521.499.339 | 4,71% | 17,89 | 16,25% |
| 2009 | 5.273.115.179 | −7,31% | 17,23 | 16,50% |
| 2008 | 5.689.264.421 | −3,12% | 18,75 | 17,55% |
| 2007 | 5.872.701.371 | 1,43% | 19,54 | 18,23% |
| 2006 | 5.790.007.795 | −1,67% | 19,44 | 18,65% |
| 2005 | 5.888.165.664 | 0,14% | 19,95 | 19,62% |
| 2004 | 5.879.987.107 | 1,5% | 20,1 | 20,33% |
| 2003 | 5.792.923.326 | 1,16% | 19,97 | 20,96% |
| 2002 | 5.726.726.697 | −2,57% | 19,92 | 21,68% |
| 2001 | 5.877.629.381 | −0,86% | 20,63 | 22,61% |
| 2000 | 5.928.761.422 | 2,9% | 21,03 | 23,07% |
| 1999 | 5.761.871.334 | 0,3% | 20,66 | 23,10% |
| 1998 | 5.744.876.529 | 0,8% | 20,85 | 23,21% |
| 1997 | 5.699.517.603 | 5,03% | 20,94 | 23,17% |
| 1996 | 5.426.474.277 | 2,94% | 20,19 | 22,47% |
| 1995 | 5.271.464.814 | 1,03% | 19,84 | 22,26% |
| 1994 | 5.217.895.547 | 1,6% | 19,86 | 22,65% |
| 1993 | 5.135.577.016 | 2,36% | 19,75 | 22,52% |
| 1992 | 5.016.987.930 | 1,58% | 19,49 | 22,09% |
| 1991 | 4.939.030.717 | −0,89% | 19,37 | 21,67% |
| 1990 | 4.983.603.703 | −1,88% | 19,73 | 21,99% |
| 1989 | 5.078.842.655 | 1,15% | 20,31 | 22,73% |
| 1988 | 5.021.185.940 | 4,59% | 20,27 | 22,87% |
| 1987 | 4.800.693.941 | 3,39% | 19,56 | 22,65% |
| 1986 | 4.643.336.349 | −0,8% | 19,1 | 22,61% |
| 1985 | 4.680.853.396 | 0,56% | 19,44 | 23,19% |
| 1984 | 4.654.627.731 | 4,63% | 19,51 | 23,36% |
| 1983 | 4.448.829.503 | −0,36% | 18,82 | 23,05% |
| 1982 | 4.464.814.781 | −5,19% | 19,07 | 23,31% |
| 1981 | 4.709.004.471 | −1,49% | 20,3 | 24,27% |
| 1980 | 4.780.192.348 | −4,52% | 20,8 | 24,18% |
| 1979 | 5.006.681.971 | 0,74% | 22 | 25,01% |
| 1978 | 4.969.840.805 | −0,2% | 22,04 | 25,51% |
| 1977 | 4.979.993.688 | 3,41% | 22,3 | 26,39% |
| 1976 | 4.815.805.734 | 6,65% | 21,77 | 26,29% |
| 1975 | 4.515.413.117 | −4,49% | 20,6 | 26,06% |
| 1974 | 4.727.467.553 | −3,45% | 21,76 | 27,17% |
| 1973 | 4.896.620.997 | 3,95% | 22,75 | 28,04% |
| 1972 | 4.710.541.890 | 5,63% | 22,08 | 28,59% |
| 1971 | 4.459.672.981 | −2,94% | 21,09 | 28,44% |
| 1970 | 4.594.806.020 | – | 21,92 | 29,17% |
See also
- United States GHG Emissions
- Global CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions
- Population of the United States
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).