Consumption CO2 per capita in United States stood at 15.77 t in 2024, according to Our World in Data. The latest value is down 0.3% from 15.82 t in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 17.84 t (down 12% since). The highest value since 1990 was 22.51 t in 2005, the lowest 15.04 t in 2020. United States ranked 11th highest of the 119 countries in this dataset in 2024; Singapore ranked first.
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Consumption CO2 per capita in United States stood at 15.77 t in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
The latest value is down 0.3% from 15.82 t in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 17.84 t (down 12% since).
United States ranked 11th highest of the 119 countries in this dataset in 2024; Singapore ranked first.
The highest value since 1990 was 22.51 t in 2005, the lowest 15.04 t in 2020.
| Indicator | Consumption CO2 per capita |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | t |
| Source | Our World in Data |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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Our World in Data. (2026). Consumption CO2 per capita — United States [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/consumption-co2-per-capita/USA. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita
Our World in Data. "Consumption CO2 per capita — United States." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/consumption-co2-per-capita/USA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita.
Our World in Data. 2026. "Consumption CO2 per capita — United States." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/consumption-co2-per-capita/USA. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita.
@misc{econdash_consumption_co2_per_capita_usa,
author = {{Our World in Data}},
title = {{Consumption CO2 per capita --- United States}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/consumption-co2-per-capita/USA},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita}
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