CO₂ emissions per capita: North America
9.990717 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 226 years from 1790 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.990717 |
| 2023 | 10.096913 |
| 2022 | 10.390202 |
| 2021 | 10.352162 |
| 2020 | 9.761333 |
| 2019 | 10.953225 |
| 2018 | 11.245828 |
| 2017 | 11.042576 |
| 2016 | 11.248586 |
| 2015 | 11.604535 |
| 2014 | 12.008157 |
| 2013 | 12.050421 |
| 2012 | 11.919599 |
| 2011 | 12.401896 |
| 2010 | 12.715312 |
| 2009 | 12.485616 |
| 2008 | 13.5402565 |
| 2007 | 14.120287 |
| 2006 | 14.08284 |
| 2005 | 14.367344 |
| 2004 | 14.442656 |
| 2003 | 14.405507 |
| 2002 | 14.348756 |
| 2001 | 14.3968 |
| 2000 | 14.78584 |
| 1999 | 14.406991 |
| 1998 | 14.388422 |
| 1997 | 14.366525 |
| 1996 | 14.29215 |
| 1995 | 14.0109415 |
| 1994 | 14.049536 |
| 1993 | 13.97754 |
| 1992 | 13.927009 |
| 1991 | 13.854948 |
| 1990 | 14.1804695 |
| 1989 | 14.00591 |
| 1988 | 13.963881 |
| 1987 | 13.578401 |
| 1986 | 13.161354 |
| 1985 | 13.391417 |
| 1984 | 13.494519 |
| 1983 | 13.266642 |
| 1982 | 13.468686 |
| 1981 | 14.250882 |
| 1980 | 14.961503 |
| 1979 | 15.583867 |
| 1978 | 15.635167 |
| 1977 | 15.340862 |
| 1976 | 15.148983 |
| 1975 | 14.657456 |
| 1974 | 15.381584 |
| 1973 | 16.058285 |
| 1972 | 15.612672 |
| 1971 | 15.109756 |
| 1970 | 15.20661 |
| 1969 | 14.318686 |
| 1968 | 13.866941 |
| 1967 | 13.563191 |
| 1966 | 13.227015 |
| 1965 | 12.837252 |
| 1964 | 12.559172 |
| 1963 | 12.172398 |
| 1962 | 11.936488 |
| 1961 | 11.72341 |
| 1960 | 11.985103 |
| 1959 | 11.9476595 |
| 1958 | 11.826562 |
| 1957 | 12.3791065 |
| 1956 | 12.706548 |
| 1955 | 12.297914 |
| 1954 | 11.484831 |
| 1953 | 12.190486 |
| 1952 | 12.136213 |
| 1951 | 12.680518 |
| 1950 | 12.471012 |
| 1949 | 11.205984 |
| 1948 | 13.504565 |
| 1947 | 13.183822 |
| 1946 | 12.218642 |
| 1945 | 12.901245 |
| 1944 | 13.608128 |
| 1943 | 12.911896 |
| 1942 | 12.702232 |
| 1941 | 12.014413 |
| 1940 | 11.191834 |
| 1939 | 10.104448 |
| 1938 | 9.288044 |
| 1937 | 11.00871 |
| 1936 | 10.587172 |
| 1935 | 9.345112 |
| 1934 | 9.09275 |
| 1933 | 8.583557 |
| 1932 | 8.109149 |
| 1931 | 9.612037 |
| 1930 | 11.463742 |
| 1929 | 13.013824 |
| 1928 | 12.341001 |
| 1927 | 12.7687435 |
| 1926 | 13.276099 |
| 1925 | 12.520027 |
| 1924 | 12.486585 |
| 1923 | 14.154896 |
| 1922 | 11.090768 |
| 1921 | 11.273651 |
| 1920 | 13.619003 |
| 1919 | 11.611304 |
| 1918 | 13.76596 |
| 1917 | 13.327446 |
| 1916 | 12.221802 |
| 1915 | 11.084629 |
| 1914 | 10.872295 |
| 1913 | 12.089126 |
| 1912 | 11.33853 |
| 1911 | 10.752785 |
| 1910 | 10.91125 |
| 1909 | 10.150135 |
| 1908 | 9.380331 |
| 1907 | 10.844588 |
| 1906 | 9.482193 |
| 1905 | 9.189057 |
| 1904 | 8.378315 |
| 1903 | 8.591813 |
| 1902 | 7.4938827 |
| 1901 | 7.191244 |
| 1900 | 6.703664 |
| 1899 | 6.436859 |
| 1898 | 5.6937814 |
| 1897 | 5.3138833 |
| 1896 | 5.191457 |
| 1895 | 5.2560973 |
| 1894 | 4.760898 |
| 1893 | 5.162151 |
| 1892 | 5.200411 |
| 1891 | 5.0212116 |
| 1890 | 4.7865477 |
| 1889 | 4.084477 |
| 1888 | 4.640994 |
| 1887 | 3.8819208 |
| 1886 | 3.6893032 |
| 1885 | 3.560077 |
| 1884 | 3.5743265 |
| 1883 | 3.4484208 |
| 1882 | 3.255529 |
| 1881 | 2.9583144 |
| 1880 | 2.8494492 |
| 1879 | 2.5323753 |
| 1878 | 2.1208503 |
| 1877 | 2.2098958 |
| 1876 | 2.0338266 |
| 1875 | 2.1197355 |
| 1874 | 2.1340368 |
| 1873 | 2.2577796 |
| 1872 | 2.090394 |
| 1871 | 1.7429851 |
| 1870 | 1.6921569 |
| 1869 | 1.6312027 |
| 1868 | 1.4658017 |
| 1867 | 1.3354559 |
| 1866 | 1.1056702 |
| 1865 | 1.11321 |
| 1864 | 1.126579 |
| 1863 | 1.0660269 |
| 1862 | 0.9435757 |
| 1861 | 0.92081124 |
| 1860 | 0.97010434 |
| 1859 | 0.94741327 |
| 1858 | 0.89170873 |
| 1857 | 0.9005075 |
| 1856 | 0.9001846 |
| 1855 | 0.87044394 |
| 1854 | 0.7750555 |
| 1853 | 0.7222555 |
| 1852 | 0.65726495 |
| 1851 | 0.6188479 |
| 1850 | 0.5092744 |
| 1849 | 0.48056248 |
| 1848 | 0.4534168 |
| 1847 | 0.41689628 |
| 1846 | 0.3600632 |
| 1845 | 0.3244979 |
| 1844 | 0.27600986 |
| 1843 | 0.23570313 |
| 1842 | 0.21507406 |
| 1841 | 0.19766374 |
| 1840 | 0.19095269 |
| 1839 | 0.18355195 |
| 1838 | 0.17098258 |
| 1837 | 0.18413039 |
| 1836 | 0.16763563 |
| 1835 | 0.15617768 |
| 1834 | 0.12491159 |
| 1833 | 0.13301432 |
| 1832 | 0.116362855 |
| 1831 | 0.08897267 |
| 1830 | 0.08362567 |
| 1829 | 0.073394075 |
| 1828 | 0.06642322 |
| 1827 | 0.061460372 |
| 1826 | 0.056906432 |
| 1825 | 0.05005761 |
| 1824 | 0.045550894 |
| 1823 | 0.041189134 |
| 1822 | 0.040193643 |
| 1821 | 0.039216816 |
| 1820 | 0.038160235 |
| 1819 | 0.03754317 |
| 1818 | 0.03925944 |
| 1817 | 0.036947973 |
| 1816 | 0.034892946 |
| 1815 | 0.032332525 |
| 1814 | 0.030839905 |
| 1813 | 0.029262545 |
| 1812 | 0.02780726 |
| 1811 | 0.026250409 |
| 1810 | 0.024993857 |
| 1809 | 0.024646167 |
| 1808 | 0.024383908 |
| 1807 | 0.023872076 |
| 1806 | 0.021465817 |
| 1805 | 0.022290347 |
| 1804 | 0.02216836 |
| 1803 | 0.020074496 |
| 1802 | 0.01989458 |
| 1801 | 0.018690445 |
| 1800 | 0.017906494 |
| 1790 | 0.00023660681 |