High income vs United States of America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)

High income
3,770 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
1,679 Mt CO2e
in 2024
High income rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

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

  • High income
  • United States of America
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How they compare

High income currently reports 3,770 Mt CO2e against 1,679 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 2,091 Mt CO2e.

That makes High income's figure about 2.2 times United States of America's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 47 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 2,210 Mt CO2e 1,203 Mt CO2e 1,007 Mt CO2e High income
1980s 2,627 Mt CO2e 1,305 Mt CO2e 1,322 Mt CO2e High income
1990s 3,240 Mt CO2e 1,526 Mt CO2e 1,714 Mt CO2e High income
2000s 3,704 Mt CO2e 1,749 Mt CO2e 1,955 Mt CO2e High income
2010s 3,742 Mt CO2e 1,685 Mt CO2e 2,056 Mt CO2e High income
2020s 3,658 Mt CO2e 1,645 Mt CO2e 2,013 Mt CO2e High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), High income or United States of America?
High income, at 3,770 Mt CO2e against 1,679 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between High income and United States of America?
2,091 Mt CO2e, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do High income and United States of America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
High income ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st 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 Transport (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 Transport (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).