CO2 emissions per person, fossil fuels and industry (Our World in Data, Global Carbon Budget): United States
The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 14.50 tonnes CO2 per person for 2025, from Our World in Data.
Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · tonnes CO2 per person · OWID.L.CO2.PC.A · USA
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 14.50
- tonnes CO2 per person · 2025
- Previous
- 14.22
- tonnes CO2 per person · 2024
- Earliest held
- 20.25
- tonnes CO2 per person · 1990
- Readings shown
- 36
- Every reading SOTW holds
United States · history
tonnes CO2 per person · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (tonnes CO2 per person) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.50 |
| 2024 | 14.22 |
| 2023 | 14.34 |
| 2022 | 14.83 |
| 2021 | 14.75 |
| 2020 | 13.83 |
| 2019 | 15.51 |
| 2018 | 15.99 |
| 2017 | 15.63 |
| 2016 | 15.94 |
| 2015 | 16.45 |
| 2014 | 17.11 |
| 2013 | 17.08 |
| 2012 | 16.80 |
| 2011 | 17.62 |
| 2010 | 18.21 |
| 2009 | 17.81 |
| 2008 | 19.40 |
| 2007 | 20.27 |
| 2006 | 20.24 |
| 2005 | 20.71 |
| 2004 | 20.87 |
| 2003 | 20.70 |
| 2002 | 20.70 |
| 2001 | 20.76 |
| 2000 | 21.38 |
| 1999 | 20.82 |
| 1998 | 20.79 |
| 1997 | 20.75 |
| 1996 | 20.68 |
| 1995 | 20.25 |
| 1994 | 20.21 |
| 1993 | 20.11 |
| 1992 | 19.96 |
| 1991 | 19.78 |
| 1990 | 20.25 |
Source: Our World in Data. All 36 readings held, 1990 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.