CO2 emissions, fossil fuels and industry (Our World in Data, Global Carbon Budget): United States
The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 5,035.6 million tonnes CO2 for 2025, from Our World in Data.
Source series · Listed tier · Environment · Annual · million tonnes CO2 · OWID.L.CO2.TOTAL.A · USA
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 5,035.6
- million tonnes CO2 · 2025
- Previous
- 4,911.7
- million tonnes CO2 · 2024
- Earliest held
- 5,130.0
- million tonnes CO2 · 1990
- Readings shown
- 36
- Every reading SOTW holds
United States · history
million tonnes CO2 · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (million tonnes CO2) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,035.6 |
| 2024 | 4,911.7 |
| 2023 | 4,924.1 |
| 2022 | 5,066.0 |
| 2021 | 5,018.1 |
| 2020 | 4,693.9 |
| 2019 | 5,237.9 |
| 2018 | 5,358.2 |
| 2017 | 5,194.0 |
| 2016 | 5,248.5 |
| 2015 | 5,366.3 |
| 2014 | 5,530.1 |
| 2013 | 5,466.7 |
| 2012 | 5,327.1 |
| 2011 | 5,533.9 |
| 2010 | 5,664.5 |
| 2009 | 5,484.9 |
| 2008 | 5,917.1 |
| 2007 | 6,117.2 |
| 2006 | 6,045.4 |
| 2005 | 6,125.2 |
| 2004 | 6,109.6 |
| 2003 | 6,002.2 |
| 2002 | 5,943.4 |
| 2001 | 5,901.1 |
| 2000 | 6,019.1 |
| 1999 | 5,804.0 |
| 1998 | 5,741.1 |
| 1997 | 5,675.6 |
| 1996 | 5,602.6 |
| 1995 | 5,431.0 |
| 1994 | 5,366.5 |
| 1993 | 5,282.0 |
| 1992 | 5,181.7 |
| 1991 | 5,074.1 |
| 1990 | 5,130.0 |
Source: Our World in Data. All 36 readings held, 1990 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.