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

United States of America
1,488 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Upper middle income
8,800 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America rank
3rd
Upper middle income rank
6th

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

  • United States of America
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 8,800 Mt CO2e against 1,488 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 7,312 Mt CO2e.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 5.9 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.

United States of America ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1,332 Mt CO2e 753.14 Mt CO2e 578.37 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 1,644 Mt CO2e 1,250 Mt CO2e 393.86 Mt CO2e United States of America
1990s 2,198 Mt CO2e 2,019 Mt CO2e 179.63 Mt CO2e United States of America
2000s 2,453 Mt CO2e 3,561 Mt CO2e 1,107 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2010s 2,021 Mt CO2e 6,152 Mt CO2e 4,131 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2020s 1,548 Mt CO2e 8,164 Mt CO2e 6,616 Mt CO2e Upper 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), United States of America or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 8,800 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 United States of America and Upper middle income?
7,312 Mt CO2e, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Upper middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do United States of America and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
United States of America ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 194 countries.
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).