CO₂ emissions per capita: United States
14.197287 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 225 years from 1800 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 | 14.197287 |
| 2023 | 14.31945 |
| 2022 | 14.802047 |
| 2021 | 14.758024 |
| 2020 | 13.8168955 |
| 2019 | 15.500492 |
| 2018 | 16.000992 |
| 2017 | 15.639208 |
| 2016 | 15.934658 |
| 2015 | 16.461393 |
| 2014 | 17.118917 |
| 2013 | 17.09857 |
| 2012 | 16.812391 |
| 2011 | 17.634142 |
| 2010 | 18.22542 |
| 2009 | 17.81067 |
| 2008 | 19.409172 |
| 2007 | 20.28047 |
| 2006 | 20.236742 |
| 2005 | 20.71883 |
| 2004 | 20.873743 |
| 2003 | 20.718428 |
| 2002 | 20.718021 |
| 2001 | 20.766743 |
| 2000 | 21.39786 |
| 1999 | 20.805534 |
| 1998 | 20.774931 |
| 1997 | 20.745182 |
| 1996 | 20.678873 |
| 1995 | 20.230127 |
| 1994 | 20.197258 |
| 1993 | 20.102255 |
| 1992 | 19.948572 |
| 1991 | 19.793287 |
| 1990 | 20.253748 |
| 1989 | 19.78752 |
| 1988 | 19.717833 |
| 1987 | 19.06039 |
| 1986 | 18.438473 |
| 1985 | 18.599737 |
| 1984 | 18.714457 |
| 1983 | 18.340216 |
| 1982 | 18.381195 |
| 1981 | 19.567621 |
| 1980 | 20.578814 |
| 1979 | 21.569876 |
| 1978 | 21.727701 |
| 1977 | 21.273462 |
| 1976 | 20.895985 |
| 1975 | 20.145435 |
| 1974 | 21.229671 |
| 1973 | 22.2213 |
| 1972 | 21.485521 |
| 1971 | 20.74589 |
| 1970 | 20.884413 |
| 1969 | 19.654922 |
| 1968 | 18.919777 |
| 1967 | 18.462694 |
| 1966 | 18.013317 |
| 1965 | 17.37528 |
| 1964 | 16.929342 |
| 1963 | 16.47033 |
| 1962 | 16.033794 |
| 1961 | 15.733118 |
| 1960 | 16.07164 |
| 1959 | 15.986317 |
| 1958 | 15.768463 |
| 1957 | 16.535189 |
| 1956 | 16.940548 |
| 1955 | 16.417015 |
| 1954 | 15.213387 |
| 1953 | 16.212685 |
| 1952 | 16.066175 |
| 1951 | 16.734932 |
| 1950 | 16.48146 |
| 1949 | 14.822593 |
| 1948 | 17.940481 |
| 1947 | 17.508738 |
| 1946 | 16.121332 |
| 1945 | 17.084375 |
| 1944 | 17.948437 |
| 1943 | 16.911407 |
| 1942 | 16.58958 |
| 1941 | 15.615902 |
| 1940 | 14.487894 |
| 1939 | 13.037762 |
| 1938 | 11.926593 |
| 1937 | 14.204154 |
| 1936 | 13.672 |
| 1935 | 11.991493 |
| 1934 | 11.621933 |
| 1933 | 10.991698 |
| 1932 | 10.321664 |
| 1931 | 12.289558 |
| 1930 | 14.58597 |
| 1929 | 16.603048 |
| 1928 | 15.685378 |
| 1927 | 16.192951 |
| 1926 | 16.812035 |
| 1925 | 15.735723 |
| 1924 | 15.544684 |
| 1923 | 17.591671 |
| 1922 | 13.520765 |
| 1921 | 13.589925 |
| 1920 | 16.816145 |
| 1919 | 14.513221 |
| 1918 | 17.372637 |
| 1917 | 16.86919 |
| 1916 | 15.553448 |
| 1915 | 14.201243 |
| 1914 | 13.879315 |
| 1913 | 15.396738 |
| 1912 | 14.535418 |
| 1911 | 13.820649 |
| 1910 | 14.18195 |
| 1909 | 13.216985 |
| 1908 | 12.144965 |
| 1907 | 14.144756 |
| 1906 | 12.405631 |
| 1905 | 12.035906 |
| 1904 | 10.963299 |
| 1903 | 11.326901 |
| 1902 | 9.867036 |
| 1901 | 9.484995 |
| 1900 | 8.8752165 |
| 1899 | 8.534078 |
| 1898 | 7.5769787 |
| 1897 | 7.0799294 |
| 1896 | 6.9301863 |
| 1895 | 7.0439777 |
| 1894 | 6.3546634 |
| 1893 | 6.9135346 |
| 1892 | 6.9861884 |
| 1891 | 6.756879 |
| 1890 | 6.478781 |
| 1889 | 5.5244336 |
| 1888 | 6.287121 |
| 1887 | 5.2871504 |
| 1886 | 5.053227 |
| 1885 | 4.8917246 |
| 1884 | 4.9176164 |
| 1883 | 4.7712994 |
| 1882 | 4.5223513 |
| 1881 | 4.1283484 |
| 1880 | 3.9895415 |
| 1879 | 3.5994267 |
| 1878 | 3.0182126 |
| 1877 | 3.1561265 |
| 1876 | 2.912211 |
| 1875 | 3.0432105 |
| 1874 | 3.0782638 |
| 1873 | 3.2694678 |
| 1872 | 3.0265274 |
| 1871 | 2.524375 |
| 1870 | 2.4715502 |
| 1869 | 2.401964 |
| 1868 | 2.1599026 |
| 1867 | 1.9555545 |
| 1866 | 1.6266301 |
| 1865 | 1.6529324 |
| 1864 | 1.6866376 |
| 1863 | 1.6126716 |
| 1862 | 1.4285618 |
| 1861 | 1.4090402 |
| 1860 | 1.5011375 |
| 1859 | 1.4731518 |
| 1858 | 1.3925428 |
| 1857 | 1.4139436 |
| 1856 | 1.4202958 |
| 1855 | 1.394424 |
| 1854 | 1.2480785 |
| 1853 | 1.1693825 |
| 1852 | 1.0699053 |
| 1851 | 1.0133029 |
| 1850 | 0.83870095 |
| 1849 | 0.79568434 |
| 1848 | 0.7553745 |
| 1847 | 0.6989572 |
| 1846 | 0.6075555 |
| 1845 | 0.5519618 |
| 1844 | 0.47249264 |
| 1843 | 0.40623948 |
| 1842 | 0.37302932 |
| 1841 | 0.34518078 |
| 1840 | 0.3359056 |
| 1839 | 0.3247494 |
| 1838 | 0.3045117 |
| 1837 | 0.33012334 |
| 1836 | 0.30255765 |
| 1835 | 0.28379282 |
| 1834 | 0.22857675 |
| 1833 | 0.2451494 |
| 1832 | 0.21589011 |
| 1831 | 0.16626401 |
| 1830 | 0.15767905 |
| 1829 | 0.13939415 |
| 1828 | 0.12727666 |
| 1827 | 0.11888613 |
| 1826 | 0.111148365 |
| 1825 | 0.09872902 |
| 1824 | 0.09074809 |
| 1823 | 0.08290245 |
| 1822 | 0.08181233 |
| 1821 | 0.08064995 |
| 1820 | 0.07940742 |
| 1819 | 0.0788342 |
| 1818 | 0.08329477 |
| 1817 | 0.079147205 |
| 1816 | 0.07547438 |
| 1815 | 0.070616506 |
| 1814 | 0.06802918 |
| 1813 | 0.06519789 |
| 1812 | 0.0625836 |
| 1811 | 0.05957973 |
| 1810 | 0.057195846 |
| 1809 | 0.05672419 |
| 1808 | 0.056223534 |
| 1807 | 0.055148073 |
| 1806 | 0.049647022 |
| 1805 | 0.05170035 |
| 1804 | 0.051547863 |
| 1803 | 0.04675338 |
| 1802 | 0.046463702 |
| 1801 | 0.043749023 |
| 1800 | 0.042136 |