Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in United States
United States: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 4,969 Mt CO2e in 2023. βΌ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in United States, 2000β2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2023, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in United States stood at 4,969 Mt CO2e.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in United States peaked at 6,221 Mt CO2e in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,731 Mt CO2e, in 2020.
That places United States 2nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,047 Mt CO2e | 5,573 Mt CO2e | 6,221 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,433 Mt CO2e | 5,192 Mt CO2e | 5,813 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,967 Mt CO2e | 4,731 Mt CO2e | 5,152 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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- Cooling Degree Days 1,199 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.21 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in United States?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in United States was 4,969 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6,221 Mt CO2e in 2004.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,731 Mt CO2e in 2020.
- How does United States rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).