United States's co₂ emissions fell from 5,425.8 Mt in 1995 to 4,904.1 Mt in 2024.
United States · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
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United States's co₂ per capita fell from 20.2 t in 1995 to 14.2 t in 2024.
United States's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita fell from 20.0 t in 1994 to 15.8 t in 2023.
United States's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 273,825.1 Mt in 1995 to 434,866.6 Mt in 2024.
United States's share of global co₂ emissions fell from 23.1 % in 1995 to 12.7 % in 2024.
United States's total greenhouse gas emissions fell from 6,642.1 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 6,054.3 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
United States's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 24.8 t CO₂e in 1995 to 17.5 t CO₂e in 2024.
United States's co₂ intensity fell from 0.5 in 1993 to 0.3 in 2022.
United States's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 607.5 in 2000 to 384.4 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsdown −0.1 %3rd of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsdown −0.1 %3rd of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coaldown −3.4 %3rd of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oildown −0.5 %1st of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +1.4 %1st of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changedown −5.9 %10th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesup +0.01st of 205