United States CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
4,632,164,876
tons
Year-over-Year
+0.30%
increase
Global Share
11.7%
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 | 11.7% |
| 2023 | 4,618,267,522 | −4.1% | 13.64 | 11.8% |
| 2022 | 4,815,766,532 | 1.29% | 14.33 | 12.5% |
| 2021 | 4,754,378,476 | 6.44% | 14.24 | 12.4% |
| 2020 | 4,466,876,477 | −10.09% | 13.48 | 12.3% |
| 2019 | 4,967,912,151 | −2.94% | 15.1 | 13.1% |
| 2018 | 5,118,374,354 | 3.2% | 15.66 | 13.5% |
| 2017 | 4,959,457,886 | −1.38% | 15.29 | 13.4% |
| 2016 | 5,028,951,952 | −2.03% | 15.61 | 13.8% |
| 2015 | 5,132,984,051 | −2.11% | 16.04 | 14.1% |
| 2014 | 5,243,771,986 | 0.36% | 16.5 | 14.4% |
| 2013 | 5,224,708,853 | 2.69% | 16.56 | 14.4% |
| 2012 | 5,087,711,027 | −4.14% | 16.24 | 14.3% |
| 2011 | 5,307,628,913 | −3.87% | 17.06 | 15.1% |
| 2010 | 5,521,499,339 | 4.71% | 17.89 | 16.3% |
| 2009 | 5,273,115,179 | −7.31% | 17.23 | 16.5% |
| 2008 | 5,689,264,421 | −3.12% | 18.75 | 17.6% |
| 2007 | 5,872,701,371 | 1.43% | 19.54 | 18.2% |
| 2006 | 5,790,007,795 | −1.67% | 19.44 | 18.7% |
| 2005 | 5,888,165,664 | 0.14% | 19.95 | 19.6% |
| 2004 | 5,879,987,107 | 1.5% | 20.1 | 20.3% |
| 2003 | 5,792,923,326 | 1.16% | 19.97 | 21.0% |
| 2002 | 5,726,726,697 | −2.57% | 19.92 | 21.7% |
| 2001 | 5,877,629,381 | −0.86% | 20.63 | 22.6% |
| 2000 | 5,928,761,422 | 2.9% | 21.03 | 23.1% |
| 1999 | 5,761,871,334 | 0.3% | 20.66 | 23.1% |
| 1998 | 5,744,876,529 | 0.8% | 20.85 | 23.2% |
| 1997 | 5,699,517,603 | 5.03% | 20.94 | 23.2% |
| 1996 | 5,426,474,277 | 2.94% | 20.19 | 22.5% |
| 1995 | 5,271,464,814 | 1.03% | 19.84 | 22.3% |
| 1994 | 5,217,895,547 | 1.6% | 19.86 | 22.6% |
| 1993 | 5,135,577,016 | 2.36% | 19.75 | 22.5% |
| 1992 | 5,016,987,930 | 1.58% | 19.49 | 22.1% |
| 1991 | 4,939,030,717 | −0.89% | 19.37 | 21.7% |
| 1990 | 4,983,603,703 | −1.88% | 19.73 | 22.0% |
| 1989 | 5,078,842,655 | 1.15% | 20.31 | 22.7% |
| 1988 | 5,021,185,940 | 4.59% | 20.27 | 22.9% |
| 1987 | 4,800,693,941 | 3.39% | 19.56 | 22.6% |
| 1986 | 4,643,336,349 | −0.8% | 19.1 | 22.6% |
| 1985 | 4,680,853,396 | 0.56% | 19.44 | 23.2% |
| 1984 | 4,654,627,731 | 4.63% | 19.51 | 23.4% |
| 1983 | 4,448,829,503 | −0.36% | 18.82 | 23.0% |
| 1982 | 4,464,814,781 | −5.19% | 19.07 | 23.3% |
| 1981 | 4,709,004,471 | −1.49% | 20.3 | 24.3% |
| 1980 | 4,780,192,348 | −4.52% | 20.8 | 24.2% |
| 1979 | 5,006,681,971 | 0.74% | 22 | 25.0% |
| 1978 | 4,969,840,805 | −0.2% | 22.04 | 25.5% |
| 1977 | 4,979,993,688 | 3.41% | 22.3 | 26.4% |
| 1976 | 4,815,805,734 | 6.65% | 21.77 | 26.3% |
| 1975 | 4,515,413,117 | −4.49% | 20.6 | 26.1% |
| 1974 | 4,727,467,553 | −3.45% | 21.76 | 27.2% |
| 1973 | 4,896,620,997 | 3.95% | 22.75 | 28.0% |
| 1972 | 4,710,541,890 | 5.63% | 22.08 | 28.6% |
| 1971 | 4,459,672,981 | −2.94% | 21.09 | 28.4% |
| 1970 | 4,594,806,020 | – | 21.92 | 29.2% |
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).