CO₂ emissions per capita: North America (excl. USA)
4.4776444 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 | 4.4776444 |
| 2023 | 4.5428267 |
| 2022 | 4.5645666 |
| 2021 | 4.509515 |
| 2020 | 4.3538923 |
| 2019 | 4.86509 |
| 2018 | 4.8656673 |
| 2017 | 4.862854 |
| 2016 | 4.9405704 |
| 2015 | 5.0590816 |
| 2014 | 5.110083 |
| 2013 | 5.221093 |
| 2012 | 5.280852 |
| 2011 | 5.2796664 |
| 2010 | 5.1913176 |
| 2009 | 5.1906486 |
| 2008 | 5.472011 |
| 2007 | 5.6250696 |
| 2006 | 5.573209 |
| 2005 | 5.561203 |
| 2004 | 5.5006475 |
| 2003 | 5.6006737 |
| 2002 | 5.4341564 |
| 2001 | 5.4462595 |
| 2000 | 5.455912 |
| 1999 | 5.335055 |
| 1998 | 5.287466 |
| 1997 | 5.2279997 |
| 1996 | 5.0879493 |
| 1995 | 4.9931455 |
| 1994 | 5.080477 |
| 1993 | 4.9887815 |
| 1992 | 5.039872 |
| 1991 | 5.041779 |
| 1990 | 5.1122246 |
| 1989 | 5.303979 |
| 1988 | 5.218707 |
| 1987 | 5.1644716 |
| 1986 | 4.9837556 |
| 1985 | 5.245806 |
| 1984 | 5.2578926 |
| 1983 | 5.1895843 |
| 1982 | 5.579068 |
| 1981 | 5.636506 |
| 1980 | 5.773885 |
| 1979 | 5.6912465 |
| 1978 | 5.454 |
| 1977 | 5.311011 |
| 1976 | 5.3134146 |
| 1975 | 5.141382 |
| 1974 | 5.1009965 |
| 1973 | 5.071739 |
| 1972 | 4.999927 |
| 1971 | 4.789988 |
| 1970 | 4.6694975 |
| 1969 | 4.276094 |
| 1968 | 4.2198205 |
| 1967 | 4.070118 |
| 1966 | 3.817627 |
| 1965 | 3.792317 |
| 1964 | 3.7394874 |
| 1963 | 3.3996062 |
| 1962 | 3.4858415 |
| 1961 | 3.3760755 |
| 1960 | 3.4014041 |
| 1959 | 3.3878534 |
| 1958 | 3.3877559 |
| 1957 | 3.3784747 |
| 1956 | 3.4284701 |
| 1955 | 3.170471 |
| 1954 | 3.132504 |
| 1953 | 3.078972 |
| 1952 | 3.1327946 |
| 1951 | 3.2886133 |
| 1950 | 3.0868223 |
| 1949 | 2.943287 |
| 1948 | 3.2474566 |
| 1947 | 3.0588179 |
| 1946 | 2.9699075 |
| 1945 | 2.864601 |
| 1944 | 3.0666544 |
| 1943 | 3.0796335 |
| 1942 | 3.0297606 |
| 1941 | 2.9493282 |
| 1940 | 2.8162873 |
| 1939 | 2.5664833 |
| 1938 | 2.4365287 |
| 1937 | 2.6344216 |
| 1936 | 2.4282122 |
| 1935 | 2.2813635 |
| 1934 | 2.2798188 |
| 1933 | 2.0372157 |
| 1932 | 2.03958 |
| 1931 | 2.2147214 |
| 1930 | 2.7888155 |
| 1929 | 2.9796948 |
| 1928 | 2.9590802 |
| 1927 | 3.1438231 |
| 1926 | 3.3177083 |
| 1925 | 3.446124 |
| 1924 | 3.8410392 |
| 1923 | 4.4206896 |
| 1922 | 4.1955113 |
| 1921 | 4.6994567 |
| 1920 | 4.550525 |
| 1919 | 3.3776984 |
| 1918 | 3.5532331 |
| 1917 | 3.3290486 |
| 1916 | 2.8424406 |
| 1915 | 2.3359993 |
| 1914 | 2.456844 |
| 1913 | 2.8616822 |
| 1912 | 2.4493473 |
| 1911 | 2.255953 |
| 1910 | 1.8869182 |
| 1909 | 1.7012511 |
| 1908 | 1.7856909 |
| 1907 | 1.8032937 |
| 1906 | 1.4952472 |
| 1905 | 1.4335392 |
| 1904 | 1.356794 |
| 1903 | 1.1848627 |
| 1902 | 1.086867 |
| 1901 | 1.0268722 |
| 1900 | 0.8982621 |
| 1899 | 0.85002786 |
| 1898 | 0.7062727 |
| 1897 | 0.6670347 |
| 1896 | 0.6463563 |
| 1895 | 0.6131775 |
| 1894 | 0.64936054 |
| 1893 | 0.6739292 |
| 1892 | 0.6545152 |
| 1891 | 0.6387711 |
| 1890 | 0.5517305 |
| 1889 | 0.5067314 |
| 1888 | 0.5897579 |
| 1887 | 0.45887578 |
| 1886 | 0.40085992 |
| 1885 | 0.38233835 |
| 1884 | 0.40168473 |
| 1883 | 0.35607794 |
| 1882 | 0.32467857 |
| 1881 | 0.28109565 |
| 1880 | 0.26876456 |
| 1879 | 0.13667138 |
| 1878 | 0.12551717 |
| 1877 | 0.12581456 |
| 1876 | 0.11756166 |
| 1875 | 0.12432302 |
| 1874 | 0.113331005 |
| 1873 | 0.11353102 |
| 1872 | 0.12545173 |
| 1871 | 0.12220106 |
| 1870 | 0.09615447 |
| 1869 | 0.07128008 |
| 1868 | 0.08143981 |
| 1867 | 0.11819089 |
| 1866 | 0.09917393 |
| 1865 | 0.086971514 |
| 1864 | 0.078564994 |
| 1863 | 0.05937133 |
| 1862 | 0.06468801 |
| 1861 | 0.05016006 |
| 1860 | 0.037988853 |
| 1859 | 0.036092587 |
| 1858 | 0.035315514 |
| 1857 | 0.033959124 |
| 1856 | 0.033802636 |
| 1855 | 0.009024422 |
| 1854 | 0.0076074493 |
| 1853 | 0.006368293 |
| 1852 | 0.0053171404 |
| 1851 | 0.004460409 |
| 1850 | 0.003811564 |
| 1849 | 0.003151228 |
| 1848 | 0.0027073552 |
| 1847 | 0.0022483864 |
| 1846 | 0.0017748054 |
| 1845 | 0.00025729215 |
| 1844 | 0.00026106604 |
| 1843 | 0.00026467416 |
| 1842 | 0.00026869032 |
| 1841 | 0.00027233709 |
| 1840 | 0.0002756482 |
| 1839 | 0.00027989346 |
| 1838 | 0.00028352323 |
| 1837 | 0.00028709363 |
| 1836 | 0.00029067774 |
| 1835 | 0.00029427532 |
| 1834 | 0.00029768984 |
| 1833 | 0.00030128437 |
| 1832 | 0.00030514816 |
| 1831 | 0.00030862176 |
| 1830 | 0.00031122504 |
| 1829 | 0.00031499026 |
| 1828 | 0.00031784188 |
| 1827 | 0.00032044412 |
| 1826 | 0.0003229706 |
| 1825 | 0.00032542186 |
| 1824 | 0.00032779816 |
| 1823 | 0.00033010007 |
| 1822 | 0.0003320269 |
| 1821 | 0.000334885 |
| 1820 | 0.00033710906 |
| 1819 | 0.00034147457 |
| 1818 | 0.00034557417 |
| 1817 | 0.00035021073 |
| 1816 | 0.00035488815 |
| 1815 | 0.0003596065 |
| 1814 | 0.0003643657 |
| 1813 | 0.00036916597 |
| 1812 | 0.00037400727 |
| 1811 | 0.00037908007 |
| 1810 | 0.00038343872 |
| 1809 | 0.00038993426 |
| 1808 | 0.0003958777 |
| 1807 | 0.0004017911 |
| 1806 | 0.0004076734 |
| 1805 | 0.00041352306 |
| 1804 | 0.00041933838 |
| 1803 | 0.00042511767 |
| 1802 | 0.00043085916 |
| 1801 | 0.0004365604 |
| 1800 | 0.00044021034 |
| 1790 | 0.00034739554 |