Middle income vs United States of America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Middle income
10,728 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
1,488 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle income rank
5th
United States of America rank
3rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Middle income
  • United States of America
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019972024

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 10,728 Mt CO2e against 1,488 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 9,240 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle income's figure about 7.2 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.

Middle income ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 852.84 Mt CO2e 1,332 Mt CO2e 478.67 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 1,492 Mt CO2e 1,644 Mt CO2e 152.52 Mt CO2e United States of America
1990s 2,496 Mt CO2e 2,198 Mt CO2e 297.84 Mt CO2e Middle income
2000s 4,358 Mt CO2e 2,453 Mt CO2e 1,904 Mt CO2e Middle income
2010s 7,518 Mt CO2e 2,021 Mt CO2e 5,497 Mt CO2e Middle income
2020s 9,873 Mt CO2e 1,548 Mt CO2e 8,325 Mt CO2e Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), Middle income or United States of America?
Middle income, at 10,728 Mt CO2e against 1,488 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between Middle income and United States of America?
9,240 Mt CO2e, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle income and United States of America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Middle income ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd 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 Power Industry (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 Power Industry (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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).