Low & middle income vs United States of America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

Low & middle income
1,627 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
557.85 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Low & middle income
  • United States of America
5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k197019972024

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 1,627 Mt CO2e against 557.85 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 1,069 Mt CO2e.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 2.9 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 688.12 Mt CO2e 858.99 Mt CO2e 170.87 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 1,021 Mt CO2e 655.17 Mt CO2e 365.36 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
1990s 1,162 Mt CO2e 623.31 Mt CO2e 539.08 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2000s 1,285 Mt CO2e 622.36 Mt CO2e 662.45 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2010s 1,601 Mt CO2e 571.78 Mt CO2e 1,029 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2020s 1,607 Mt CO2e 562.55 Mt CO2e 1,045 Mt CO2e Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Low & middle income or United States of America?
Low & middle income, at 1,627 Mt CO2e against 557.85 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Low & middle income and United States of America?
1,069 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and United States of America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Low & middle income ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).