Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in North America
North America: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in North America, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per person.
Analysis
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in North America stood at 0 Mt CO2e per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in North America peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per person, in 2020.
That places North America 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More environment data for North America
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.1631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2602 % change on previous year (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.2816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) -0.4172 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in North America?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in North America was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2020.
- How does North America rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.