Middle income vs United States of America: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF

Middle income
32,980 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
5,913 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle income rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF over time

  • Middle income
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 32,980 Mt CO2e against 5,913 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 27,067 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle income's figure about 5.6 times United States of America's.

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

Middle income ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 7,974 Mt CO2e 5,988 Mt CO2e 1,985 Mt CO2e Middle income
1980s 10,441 Mt CO2e 5,947 Mt CO2e 4,494 Mt CO2e Middle income
1990s 13,437 Mt CO2e 6,592 Mt CO2e 6,845 Mt CO2e Middle income
2000s 18,693 Mt CO2e 7,035 Mt CO2e 11,658 Mt CO2e Middle income
2010s 27,289 Mt CO2e 6,395 Mt CO2e 20,894 Mt CO2e Middle income
2020s 31,417 Mt CO2e 5,916 Mt CO2e 25,501 Mt CO2e Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf, Middle income or United States of America?
Middle income, at 32,980 Mt CO2e against 5,913 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf between Middle income and United States of America?
27,067 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
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 Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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 the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).