Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in North America
North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) was 0.2816 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in North America, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.2816 % change on previous year for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 122.1% on the previous year and up 159.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e) in North America peaked at 9.88 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -14.38 % change on previous year, in 2020.
North America ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in North America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 6.31 % change on previous year | +41.6% |
| 1973 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 1974 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 1975 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -173.5% |
| 1976 | 4.46 % change on previous year | +234.6% |
| 1977 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 1978 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1979 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
| 1980 | -4.19 % change on previous year | +253.5% |
| 1981 | -0.4568 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 1982 | -1.87 % change on previous year | +308.9% |
| 1983 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 1984 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +198.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9292 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 1986 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +71.5% |
| 1987 | 3.42 % change on previous year | +114.8% |
| 1988 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8842 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1990 | -0.6556 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 1991 | -2 % change on previous year | +204.9% |
| 1992 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -215.9% |
| 1993 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1994 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +127.4% |
| 1995 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1996 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1998 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +36.8% |
| 1999 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +334499.1% |
| 2003 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 1 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2006 | -0.1415 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2896 % change on previous year | -304.6% |
| 2008 | -4.97 % change on previous year | -1816.1% |
| 2009 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -173.7% |
| 2011 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -171.6% |
| 2012 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -251.8% |
| 2014 | -0.4725 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 2015 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -797.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5504 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8913 % change on previous year | +61.9% |
| 2018 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +162.1% |
| 2019 | -0.3953 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 2020 | -14.38 % change on previous year | +3537.3% |
| 2021 | 9.88 % change on previous year | -168.7% |
| 2022 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -76.1% |
| 2023 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2816 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in North America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +334499.1% | 0.0005 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -3537.3% | -0.3953 % change on previous year | -14.38 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -1816.1% | 0.2896 % change on previous year | -4.97 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.78 % change on previous year | -1.82 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9144 % change on previous year | -4.19 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 % change on previous year | -2 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2518 % change on previous year | -4.97 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8232 % change on previous year | -2.52 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6247 % change on previous year | -14.38 % change on previous year | 9.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 41 Mongolia 4.54 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Sweden 4.42 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Myanmar 4.36 % change on previous year compare
- 44 United Arab Emirates 4.17 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Suriname 3.99 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Qatar 3.98 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 3.98 % change on previous year compare
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- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) -1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2602 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e) in North America?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e) in North America was 0.2816 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e) recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.88 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.38 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does North America rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e)?
- North America ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) (mt co2e) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.