United States · annual SERIES
Annual CO₂ emissions in United States
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in million tonnes.
4,904.120Mt CO₂
2024Observation year
-0.29% from 2023
Mt CO₂ · Global Carbon Budget / Our World in Data · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4904.11962890625 | present |
| 2023 | 4918.40673828125 | present |
| 2022 | 5055.40283203125 | present |
| 2021 | 5020.11083984375 | present |
| 2020 | 4689.95361328125 | present |
| 2019 | 5235.912109375 | present |
| 2018 | 5361.236328125 | present |
| 2017 | 5195.41748046875 | present |
| 2016 | 5245.36181640625 | present |
| 2015 | 5368.49658203125 | present |
| 2014 | 5531.38525390625 | present |
| 2013 | 5473.43603515625 | present |
| 2012 | 5331.46728515625 | present |
| 2011 | 5538.97314453125 | present |
| 2010 | 5669.25 | present |
| 2009 | 5486.10400390625 | present |
| 2008 | 5919.22119140625 | present |
| 2007 | 6121.54248046875 | present |
| 2006 | 6045.326171875 | present |
| 2005 | 6126.9033203125 | present |
| 2004 | 6111.544921875 | present |
| 2003 | 6006.43994140625 | present |
| 2002 | 5947.8193359375 | present |
| 2001 | 5903.56201171875 | present |
| 2000 | 6023.15771484375 | present |
Definition & method
Territorial fossil-fuel and industrial CO₂ emissions, excluding land-use change. Original OWID country-year co2 field; no unit conversion.
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in million tonnes.
What to keep in mind
- Territorial emissions exclude land-use change and emissions embedded in imported goods.
- Values are in million tonnes; this is not CO₂-equivalent for all greenhouse gases.
- Historical estimates can be revised.