Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in United States
United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
55th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in United States, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in United States peaked at 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1983.
United States ranks 55th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in United States, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 52 Iraq 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 53 France 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 56 Iran 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 58 Grenada 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in United States?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in United States was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does United States rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- United States ranks 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.