Middle income vs United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Middle income
24,156 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
4,632 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle income rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Middle income
  • United States
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 24,156 Mt CO2e against 4,632 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 19,524 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle income's figure about 5.2 times United States's.

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

Middle income ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income United States Difference Ahead
1970s 3,999 Mt CO2e 4,768 Mt CO2e 768.72 Mt CO2e United States
1980s 5,774 Mt CO2e 4,728 Mt CO2e 1,046 Mt CO2e Middle income
1990s 7,971 Mt CO2e 5,320 Mt CO2e 2,652 Mt CO2e Middle income
2000s 12,299 Mt CO2e 5,772 Mt CO2e 6,527 Mt CO2e Middle income
2010s 19,587 Mt CO2e 5,159 Mt CO2e 14,428 Mt CO2e Middle income
2020s 22,912 Mt CO2e 4,657 Mt CO2e 18,254 Mt CO2e Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Middle income or United States?
Middle income, at 24,156 Mt CO2e against 4,632 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Middle income and United States?
19,524 Mt CO2e, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle income and United States rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Middle income ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 45 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 13,750 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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).