Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in North America
North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.4779 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in North America, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in North America is 0.4779 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 112.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in North America peaked at 6.38 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -10.07 % change on previous year, in 2020.
North America ranks 37th 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in North America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -2.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -315.9% |
| 1973 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1974 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 1975 | -4.32 % change on previous year | +42.0% |
| 1976 | 6.38 % change on previous year | -247.7% |
| 1977 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -46.4% |
| 1978 | -0.1293 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9443 % change on previous year | -830.6% |
| 1980 | -4.06 % change on previous year | -529.8% |
| 1981 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 1982 | -5.1 % change on previous year | +196.8% |
| 1983 | -0.4577 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 1984 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -1113.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5136 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1986 | -0.9317 % change on previous year | -281.4% |
| 1987 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -461.0% |
| 1988 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +43.0% |
| 1989 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 1990 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -276.5% |
| 1991 | -0.9319 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 1992 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -281.1% |
| 1993 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1994 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1996 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +154.5% |
| 1997 | 4.88 % change on previous year | +66.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8633 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4248 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 2000 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +598.4% |
| 2001 | -0.9251 % change on previous year | -131.2% |
| 2002 | -2.05 % change on previous year | +121.2% |
| 2003 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -166.8% |
| 2004 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4775 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 2006 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -442.2% |
| 2007 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -198.7% |
| 2008 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -294.2% |
| 2009 | -7.16 % change on previous year | +128.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -164.3% |
| 2011 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -171.5% |
| 2012 | -3.88 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4179 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 2015 | -2 % change on previous year | -579.7% |
| 2016 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2017 | -0.923 % change on previous year | -49.5% |
| 2018 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -450.5% |
| 2019 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -183.0% |
| 2020 | -10.07 % change on previous year | +274.9% |
| 2021 | 6 % change on previous year | -159.5% |
| 2022 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 2023 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -369.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4779 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 % change on previous year | -4.32 % change on previous year | 6.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2386 % change on previous year | -5.1 % change on previous year | 4.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 % change on previous year | -2.35 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7329 % change on previous year | -7.16 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3795 % change on previous year | -3.88 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2 % change on previous year | -10.07 % change on previous year | 6 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 34 Seychelles 4.61 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 4.37 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Bangladesh 4.37 % change on previous year compare
- 37 United Arab Emirates 4.08 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Ghana 4.07 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Haiti 3.94 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 3.92 % 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in North America?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in North America was 0.4779 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.07 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does North America rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- North America ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.